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Lacuna
Fiona Snyckers
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Description for Lacuna
Paperback.
A feminist response to Coetzee’s masterwork Disgrace, and the moving story of a woman trying to put her life back together Lucie Lurie is the victim of an act of terrible sexual violence, a gang rape at her father’s farmhouse in the Western Cape. In the grip of debilitating PTSD, she becomes obsessed with JM Coetzee, author of the celebrated Disgrace, a novel based on the attack she suffered. Withdrawn and fearful of crowds, Lucy nonetheless makes occasional forays into the world of men in her search for Coetzee himself. She means to confront him. The ... Read more
A feminist response to Coetzee’s masterwork Disgrace, and the moving story of a woman trying to put her life back together Lucie Lurie is the victim of an act of terrible sexual violence, a gang rape at her father’s farmhouse in the Western Cape. In the grip of debilitating PTSD, she becomes obsessed with JM Coetzee, author of the celebrated Disgrace, a novel based on the attack she suffered. Withdrawn and fearful of crowds, Lucy nonetheless makes occasional forays into the world of men in her search for Coetzee himself. She means to confront him. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Europa Editions (UK) Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781787703742
SKU
9781787703742
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About Fiona Snyckers
Fiona Snyckers is the author of several YA. novels and the thriller, Now Following You. She is a regular contributor to The Times, The Sunday Times, and the Guardian’s Thought Leader website. She lives in Johannesburg.
Reviews for Lacuna
"Incredibly bold... an impressive piece of fiction."
The TLS
"Cutting, controversial and compelling, Lacuna explores pain and privilege."
Diane Awerbuck
"A brilliant book whether or not read in the shadow of Coetzee’s original."
Mail & Guardian SA
“Surprising, subtle, and deeply challenging.”
Kirkus Reviews (starred)
“A feminist metafiction, Lacuna picks up where ... Read more
The TLS
"Cutting, controversial and compelling, Lacuna explores pain and privilege."
Diane Awerbuck
"A brilliant book whether or not read in the shadow of Coetzee’s original."
Mail & Guardian SA
“Surprising, subtle, and deeply challenging.”
Kirkus Reviews (starred)
“A feminist metafiction, Lacuna picks up where ... Read more