The world observed and the interior life are slowed down, the rhythms in the prose given a strange and powerful nervous energy, every nuance and angle offered their due. In exacting, elegant prose, he transcribes the strange dialects of desire, cementing his stature as one of our most vital living writers.Garth Greenwell’s first novel, “ What Belongs to You” (2016), uses mesmeric cadences. Each echo reveals startling insights about what it means to seek connection: With those we love, with the places we inhabit, and with our own fugitive selves.Ĭleanness revisits and expands the world of Garth Greenwell's beloved debut, What Belongs to You, declared "an instant classic" by The New York Times Book Review. A queer student's confession recalls his own first love, a stranger's seduction devolves into paternal sadism, and a romance with another foreigner opens, and heals, old wounds. As he prepares to leave the place he's come to call home, he grapples with the intimate encounters that have marked his years abroad, each bearing uncanny reminders of his past. In this atmosphere of disquiet, an American teacher navigates a life transformed by the discovery and loss of love. Soviet buildings crumble, wind scatters sand from the far south, and political protesters flood the streets with song.
Sofia, Bulgaria, a landlocked city in southern Europe, stirs with hope and impending upheaval. In the highly anticipated follow-up to his beloved debut, What Belongs to You, Garth Greenwell deepens his exploration of foreignness, obligation, and desire
Though the novel includes dialogue, Greenwell doesn't alter his voice as he shifts between characters, a choice that adds to the intensity and power of the first-person point of view." ( BookTrib) This bleak, honest novel is about the impossibility of knowing all the complicated truths of a person.
"Garth Greenwell's superb narration makes a powerful case for authors reading their own work.
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