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Liepman Literary Agency
Marc Koralnik |
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LITTLE
A tour de force on art and revolution, love and memory
In this utterly original, phantasmagorical work Edward Carey tracks the life of Marie Grosholtz, the tiny Swiss girl who survived Revolutionary Paris and eventually became the famous Madame Tussaud. A picaresque tale of revolution, memory, loss and love, LITTLE is an extraordinary tour de force containing travels across three countries, lost children, lost parents, ghosts of monkeys, tailor's dummies, wooden dolls, an artificial populace, one king, two princesses, the man who walked all over Paris and more. It's a funny, moving, always surprising story about art, class, ambition, the relationship between humans and what they create and destroy, and how we remember and hold onto what we love.
Macabre, uncanny, fantastical, funny, and beautifully melancholy, Carey's new novel, his first for adults in thirteen years, will win new fans for his work, as well as delighting the adults who loved the Iremonger trilogy. Eleanor Catton described HEAP HOUSE as delightful, eccentric, heartfelt, surprising, philosophical', a description that is apt for LITTLE too.
The acclaimed Iremonger trilogy HEAP HOUSE, FOULSHAM and LUNGDON sold in thirteen countries. In Italy he was awarded the prestigious Fernanda Pivano Prize, previously won by Michael Cunningham and Michael Chabon, among others.
Edward has also just delivered a new short novel, already sold to La Nave di Teseo in Italy. With the working title of FISH HOUSE, this is Edward's personal take on the Italian classic Pinocchio, narrated from the point of view of Geppetto trapped inside the belly of a whale. Poetic, moving and brilliantly imaginative, this is another unapologetically Carey-esque tale of memory, love and loss.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Novelist, visual artist and playwright. He has written and produced several plays. His debut novel OBSERVATORY MANSIONS (with author's illustrations) is sold in 14 countries and was described by John Fowles as 'proving the potential brilliance of the novel form'. Born in England, he teaches at the University of Austin, Texas.
Macabre, uncanny, fantastical, funny, and beautifully melancholy, Carey's new novel, his first for adults in thirteen years, will win new fans for his work, as well as delighting the adults who loved the Iremonger trilogy. Eleanor Catton described HEAP HOUSE as delightful, eccentric, heartfelt, surprising, philosophical', a description that is apt for LITTLE too.
The acclaimed Iremonger trilogy HEAP HOUSE, FOULSHAM and LUNGDON sold in thirteen countries. In Italy he was awarded the prestigious Fernanda Pivano Prize, previously won by Michael Cunningham and Michael Chabon, among others.
Edward has also just delivered a new short novel, already sold to La Nave di Teseo in Italy. With the working title of FISH HOUSE, this is Edward's personal take on the Italian classic Pinocchio, narrated from the point of view of Geppetto trapped inside the belly of a whale. Poetic, moving and brilliantly imaginative, this is another unapologetically Carey-esque tale of memory, love and loss.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Novelist, visual artist and playwright. He has written and produced several plays. His debut novel OBSERVATORY MANSIONS (with author's illustrations) is sold in 14 countries and was described by John Fowles as 'proving the potential brilliance of the novel form'. Born in England, he teaches at the University of Austin, Texas.
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Published 2023-05-11 by Riverhead |