The Town by Shaun Prescott Paperback Book

Description: The Town by Shaun Prescott Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description A new edition of Shaun Prescotts internationally acclaimed debut novel, first published in 2017.Accompanies Prescotts follow-up, Bon and Lesley, released by Giramondo in September 2022.It is a town of dwindling fortunes: of petrol stations and fast-food outlets, shopping centres and cul-de-sacs, radio stations with no listeners, buses empty of passengers - a town believed by its inhabitants to have no history of its own. When a young writer arrives to research a book about disappearing towns in regional New South Wales, he falls into the futile rhythms of the place. Then, an outbreak of mysterious holes starts to appear - a mysterious, growing oblivion that threatens to erase the towns already marginal existence.Shaun Prescotts unsettling, quietly luminous debut has drawn comparisons to Kafka and Calvino, Murnane and Macauley. At once deadpan and hypnotic, realist and surreal, it explores the disquiet that lurks at the heart of Australias buried history, and considers what kind of identity can be found in a place on the verge of becoming nowhere.Praise for The Town:This novel signals its author as someone who understands what literature is for. It is one of the strongest and strangest contemporary Australian novels Ive seen. - Sydney Morning HeraldThis is a book that creeps up on the reader: all of a sudden youre swept away by, even bound to, this thing thats so mournful, intense and unsettling. It will stay with me. - Lisa McInerneyA powerfully doomy debut...Intelligently alive to its own metaphorical possibilities, leaving behind a powerful vision of the world ending, not with a bang, but a whimper. - The GuardianOne of those rare books that bothers your thinking by making you feel uncomfortable without necessarily knowing why or how. The aftermath is a kind of free-fall. Its a remarkable achievement. - The Australian Author Biography Shaun Prescott is a writer based in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. His debut novel The Town was published in Australia, the UK, USA, Germany, Japan, Netherlands and Spain. His second novel, Bon and Lesley, was published by Giramondo in September 2022. Details ISBN 1922725382 ISBN-13 9781922725387 Title The Town Author Shaun Prescott Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 256 Edition 2nd Publisher Giramondo Publishing Co GE_Item_ID:140089442; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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