The Coiled Serpent Av Camilla (Author) Grudova

<p><b>LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2024</b><br><b>GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023</b><br><b>TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 <br></b><br>A little girl throws up Gloria-Jean's teeth after an explosion at the custard factory; Pax, Alexander, and Angelo are hypnotically enthralled by a book that promises them enlightenment if they keep their semen inside their bodies; Victoria is sent to a cursed hotel for ailing girls when her period mysteriously stops. In a damp, putrid spa, the exploitative drudgery of work sparks revolt; in a Margate museum, the new Director curates a venomous garden for public consumption.<br><br>In Grudova's unforgettably surreal style, these stories expose the absurdities behind contemporary ideas of<br>work, Britishness and art-making, to conjure a singular, startling strangeness that proves the deft skill of a writer<br>at the top of her game.</p>