Grief is a Thing with Feathers

Resumen del libro

In a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother's sudden death. Their father, a Ted Hughes scholar and scruffy romantic, imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness. In this moment of despair they are visited by Crow - antagonist, trickster, healer, babysitter.

This sentimental bird is drawn to the grieving family and threatens to stay until they no longer need him. As weeks turn to months and the pain of loss gives way to memories, the little unit of three starts to heal. In this extraordinary debut - part novella, part polyphonic fable, part essay on grief - Max Porter's compassion and bravura style combine to dazzling effect.

Full of unexpected humour and profound emotional truth, Grief Is the Thing with Feathers marks the arrival of a thrilling new talent.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B Max Porterx{0026}lt;/B (High Wycombe, Reino Unido, 1981) es editor de Granta Books y Portobello Books. Su primera novela, x{0026}lt;I El duelo es esa cosa con alasx{0026}lt;/I , ganó numerosos premios internacionales, entre los que destacan el Dylan Thomas y el Sunday Times/Peters, Fraser + Dunlop al mejor escritor joven del año. También fue finalista del Guardian First Book Award y del Goldsmiths Prize. Su segunda novela, x{0026}lt;I Lannyx{0026}lt;/I , ha sido nominada a varios premios, entre los que destaca el Man Booker. Su obra ha sido traducida a veintisiete idiomas. Actualmente vive con su familia en Bath, Inglaterra.x{0026}lt;/P