{"product_id":"9781620406779","title":"The Unloved : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Unloved\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Deborah Levy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe image is instant. It whirs out of the camera and they all watch it develop in silence. \u003cbr\u003e\"Here.\" He gives the photograph to the perfect flawless woman without looking at it, by way of apology. When everyone gathers around Luciana to admire it, Gustav clicks again. \u003cbr\u003eThe unloved look brave. \u003cbr\u003eThe unloved look heavier than the loved. Their eyes are sadder but their thoughts are clearer. They are not concerned with pleasing or affirming their loved one's point of view. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe unloved look preoccupied. \u003cbr\u003eThe unloved look impatient.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eA group of hedonistic tourists--from Algeria, England, Poland, Germany, Italy, France, and America--gathers to celebrate the holidays in a remote French chateau. Then a woman is brutally murdered, and the sad, eerie child Tatiana declares she knows who did it. The subsequent inquiry into the death, however, proves to be more of an investigation into the nature of identity, love, insatiable rage, and sadistic desire. The Unloved offers a bold and revealing look at some of the events that shaped European and African history, and the perils of a future founded on concealed truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Brave and brilliant.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Independent (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A startling work . . . Levy's world is horrifyingly violent, but she describes this dead European culture with a compelling, cool precision, always paring her language, never judging.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Times (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Impressively ambitious . . . . Unusual and memorable.” —\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Conjure[s] fractured and fluid worlds that are wholly immersive.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Deborah Levy is remarkably prolific. She's written radio plays, a Booker-nominated novel, and a page-turning yet poetic short story collection. Her last novel, \u003ci\u003eSwimming Home\u003c\/i\u003e, shared a family's odd exploits while on summer vacation -- similarly, \u003ci\u003eThe Unloved \u003c\/i\u003efeatures a cast of tourists celebrating the holidays together in a chateau.” —\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post, 2015 Books We Can't Wait to Read\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A dark, uncomfortable story of desire and damage . . . Levy's approach is cerebral and unsentimental, exploring, in prose both sensuous and supple, the sadness and perplexity of children, the unsatisfied desires of adults, and, above all, the power and role of love. Graphic, claustrophobic and fractured, this is emotionally violent and challenging work from a bold modern writer.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Cerebral . . . Levy brings a poetic and slightly surreal voice . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Unloved\u003c\/i\u003e is a challenging and deeply literary read.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781620406779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40596874657998,"sku":"9781620406779","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_da81e14d-f36b-4f3f-84ef-41a583472025.jpg?v=1637868121","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781620406779","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}