Michelle de Kretser ist eine australische Romanautorin, deren Werk sich oft mit Themen wie Identität, Erinnerung und kulturellen Überschneidungen beschäftigt. Ihr Schreiben zeichnet sich durch scharfe psychologische Einsichten und präzise Prosa aus. De Kretser bewegt sich meisterhaft zwischen verschiedenen Perspektiven und erschafft komplexe Charaktere, die die Leser zum Nachdenken anregen. Ihr literarischer Beitrag liegt in der reichen Darstellung der komplexen Verbindungen zwischen Individuen und ihrer Vergangenheit.
Ceylon in den Dreißigerjahren des letzten Jahrhunderts: Der junge Singhalese Sam gebärdet sich britischer als die Briten selbst. Der Mord an einem englischen Teepflanzer gibt ihm die Gelegenheit, seinen Scharfsinn in die Dienste der Kolonialherren zu stellen. Doch er versteigt sich in der Vorstellung, dass er den aufsehenerregenden Mordfall Hamilton mit detektivischem Gespür aufklären kann. Am Ende muss er mitansehen, wie Ceylon sich den Weg in die Unabhängigkeit sucht, während ihm sein eigenes Leben entgleitet.
Sprühend und witzig zeichnet Michelle de Kretser das sinnlich-farbenfrohe Gemälde einer Epoche im Niedergang.
The book serves as a heartfelt tribute to Shirley Hazzard, showcasing the elegance and rhythm of her writing. Michelle de Kretser, a Miles Franklin Award winner, highlights Hazzard's humor and humanity, offering insights into her literary craft. This work acts as both an engaging introduction for newcomers and a cherished gift for devoted fans, making it a valuable exploration of Hazzard's contributions to literature.
Set in the vibrant backdrop of 1986 Melbourne, a young woman delves into Virginia Woolf's novels while navigating a complex relationship with Kit, who claims to be in a 'deconstructed' romance. As her research faces unexpected challenges, the narrative explores themes of desire, jealousy, and the interplay between life and art. Celebrated author Michelle de Kretser innovatively blends fiction, essay, and memoir, pushing the boundaries of storytelling to reveal the profound impact of personal experiences on artistic expression.
Pippa is a writer who longs for success. Celeste tries to convince herself that her feelings for her married lover are reciprocated. Ash makes strategic use of his childhood in Sri Lanka but blots out the memory of a tragedy from that time. Driven by riveting stories and unforgettable characters, "The life to come" is a dazzling meditation on intimacy, loneliness and our flawed perception of other people. Profoundly moving as well as bitingly funny, "The Life to Come" reveals how the shadows cast by both the past and the future can transform, distort and undo the present
Picking up her pace, Frances saw a woman in the leaf-hung depths of the garden. She wore a long pink dress and a wide hat, and her skin was a creamy white. There came upon Frances a sensation that sometimes overtook her when she was looking at a painting: space was foreshortened, time stood still. When Frances met Charlie at a party in Melbourne he was married with a young son. Now she and Charlie live in Sydney with her rescue dog Rod and an unshakeable sense that they have tipped the world on its axis. They are still getting their bearings - of each other and of their adopted city. Everything is alien, unfamiliar, exotic: haunting, even. Worlds of meaning spin out of perfectly chosen words in this rare, beguiling and brilliant ghost story by Miles Franklin Literary Award-winning writer Michelle de Kretser.
"'When my family emigrated it felt as if we'd been stood on our heads.' Michelle de Kretser's electrifying book turns the novel upside down, just as migratin has upended her characters' lives. Lyle works for a sinister government department in near-future Australia. An Asian migrant, he fears repatriation and embraces 'Australian values.' He's also preoccupied by his ambitious wife, his wayward children, and his strong-minded elderly mother. Islam has been banned in the country, the air is smoky from a Permanent Fire Zone, and one pandemic has already run its course. Lili's family migrated to Australia from Asia when she was a teenager. Now, in the 1980s, she's teaching in the south of France. She makes friends, observes the treatment handed out to North African immigrants, and is creeped out by her downstairs neighbor. All the while, Lili is striving to be A Bold, Intelligent Woman like Simone de Beauvoir. Three scary monsters - racism, misogyny, and ageism - roam through this mesmerizing novel. Its reversible format enacts the disorientation that migrants experience when changing countries changes the stories of their lives. With this suspenseful, funny, profound book, Michelle de Kretser has made something thrilling and new." -- jacket flap
Tom Loxley is secluded in a cottage, working on a book about Henry James and the Uncanny, when his dog disappears, leaving behind a length of orange twine. His childhood in India taught him knot-tying but not the importance of holding on.
Tom Loxley is holed up in a remote cottage in the bush, trying to finish a book on Henry James & the Uncanny when his dog goes missing, trailing a length of orange twine, tied with firm knots. Tom's lonely childhood in India taught him to tie knots but not to hold on
