“I am writing this account, in another man’s book, by candlelight, inside the belly of a fish. I have been eaten. I have been eaten, yet I am living still.”
Today’s First Line Friday comes from The Swallowed Man, one of my most highly anticipated books this year. The author’s last book, Little, was one of my favourite reads of 2019, so I am thrilled to have received this gorgeous proof from Gallic Books and can’t wait to read it.
SYNOPSIS:
From the acclaimed author of Little comes this beautiful and haunting imagining of the years Geppetto spends within the belly of a sea beast.
Drawing upon the Pinocchio story while creating something entirely his own, Carey tells an unforgettable tale of fatherly love and loss, pride and regret, and of the sustaining power of art and imagination.
Published November 3rd, 2020
MEET THE AUTHOR:
Edward Carey was born in Norfolk, England, during an April snowstorm. A novelist, visual artist and playwright, he is the author of three acclaimed novels – Observatory Mansions, Alva & Irva and Little. His YA series The Iremonger Trilogy has been published in thirteen countries and has been optioned for film adaptation. Edward teaches at the University of Austin in Texas.
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