for me the magical folktale nature of the beautiful and original series of stories and characters so grounded in the apocalyptic nature of Late Capitalism, with saviour from the birds that is Philomena van Rijswijk's wonderful opus House of the Flight Helpers. Do read it, not as a conventionally structured novel, but almost circular: as soon as I finished it I wanted to start again, savouring so much about it. It is also a beautifully produced book from Tartarus Press and with Ann Morgan, I believe it should win the Booker for its profound originality - it's no-one's but her own -and so beautifully crafted..
"An astonishing book of many merits for readers of intelligent dystopia" - Claire Rhoden review of "House of the Flight-helpers", Tartarus Press UK, 2019
Wednesday, 28 August 2019
Bulls, Alhambra, Grenada, evokes..Carol Patterson on House of the Flight-helpers...
Bulls, Alhambra, Grenada, evokes
for me the magical folktale nature of the beautiful and original series of stories and characters so grounded in the apocalyptic nature of Late Capitalism, with saviour from the birds that is Philomena van Rijswijk's wonderful opus House of the Flight Helpers. Do read it, not as a conventionally structured novel, but almost circular: as soon as I finished it I wanted to start again, savouring so much about it. It is also a beautifully produced book from Tartarus Press and with Ann Morgan, I believe it should win the Booker for its profound originality - it's no-one's but her own -and so beautifully crafted..
for me the magical folktale nature of the beautiful and original series of stories and characters so grounded in the apocalyptic nature of Late Capitalism, with saviour from the birds that is Philomena van Rijswijk's wonderful opus House of the Flight Helpers. Do read it, not as a conventionally structured novel, but almost circular: as soon as I finished it I wanted to start again, savouring so much about it. It is also a beautifully produced book from Tartarus Press and with Ann Morgan, I believe it should win the Booker for its profound originality - it's no-one's but her own -and so beautifully crafted..
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