Biography of X Paperback / softback
by Catherine Lacey
Paperback / softback
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'Brilliant, astonishing' Chris Kraus'Sly, brilliant, philosophically acute, bitingly funny, and a pure joy to spend hours with' Lauren GroffWhen X - the iconoclastic artist, musician and writer - dies suddenly, CM, her widow, hurls herself into writing a biography of the woman she deified.
The story will lead her deep into the Southern Territory - a fascist theocracy that split from the rest of the USA after World War II - before revealing the full weight of X's secrets, and the depth of her betrayal. 'A thriller set against a backdrop of political intrigue, an elegy, an art world satire and a thought experiment too...
One of the most interesting books you'll read this year...' Financial Times'A profound novel about love and what it can license, about the toll - and maybe the con - of genius' Garth Greenwell'Sprawling and ambitious...
Strange and dystopian... This is a major novel' New York Times
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:416 pages
- Publisher:Granta Books
- Publication Date:04/04/2024
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- ISBN:9781783789290
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:416 pages
- Publisher:Granta Books
- Publication Date:04/04/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781783789290