Last Things

Last Things

by JennyOffill (Author)

Synopsis

This novel explores the tension between a father who is a rationalist and his wife Anna, an ornithologist, who is convinced of the existence of monsters. Their opposing ideas lead them towards breakdown and a form of madness.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 27 Jul 1999

ISBN 10: 0747544824
ISBN 13: 9780747544821

Media Reviews
A beautiful debut novel, a gently funny tragedy about childhood and madness . . . pokes at the boundaries between reason and imagination. --Newsday Jenny Offill . . . has created a fantastical family, at times loving and sweet, sorrowful and dangerous. The prose, though told through the eyes of Grace, is sparse, elegant, and inviting. --The Boston Globe Offill's deceptively simple prose, her exquisite sense of metaphor and her ear for humor capture the subtle perceptions of this wise child so that we feel to the bone her burgeoning awareness. --Chicago Tribune [A] gem of a first novel. --Los Angeles Times Book Review Offill's dialogue and quirky details are truly delightful. --Baltimore Sun