Go to college, get an education, start a career. A blistering, fearless, and unforgettable literary debut from "a stunning new writer." (Bernardine Evaristo)Ĭome of age in the credit crunch.
“Slim in the hand, but its impact is massive.”-Ali Smith "Mind-bending and utterly original."-Brandon Taylor “The electrifying fiction debut that has been called ‘a modern Mrs. I was interested in how language manages to appear neutral, even when it’s not.FINALIST FOR THE 2022 LA TIMES ART SEIDENBAUM AWARD FOR FIRST FICTION. What is the best book you’ve ever read?Īn unanswerable question! I think there are ‘best’ books for different moods, occasions, even phases of life. Preferably not! Which do you prefer: coffee or tea?Ĭoffee, especially filter coffee.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid. What’s the best book you’ve read in the past 12 months?
If you could have a superpower, what would it be?įast-forwarding time (and let’s say rewinding, too). I tend towards general anxiety over specific fears. I’d probably try to make a halloumi salad. If you could have any writer, living or dead, over for dinner, who would it be, and what would you serve them? I haven’t had many encounters with authors, but I was very surprised to learn that Joyce Carol Oates has a Twitter account. What was your favourite book when you were a teenager? Pride and Prejudice – it was a birthday present from my mum. What was the first book you remember loving as a child? Toni Morrison – Playing in the Dark is an invaluable gift. We got in touch with Natasha to ask her about the inspiration behind the book, the Black Mirror-esque nature of virtual spin classes, and how Rankine’s work changed her life. The book was the product of a life spent reading, combined with a natural aptitude and good fortune at the 2019 London Writers Awards Natasha, who studied maths at Cambridge, developed the novel after applying – and, of course, winning – the coveted award. Brown's debut novel, about the day-to-day of a young Black woman as she navigates and copes with the brutal banality of casual racism, sexism and neo-liberal capitalism, has attracted much-deserved attention from the likes of Bernardine Evaristo, Diana Evans, and Olivia Sudjic, who aptly made the Woolf and Rankine comparison. Dalloway meets Citizen by Claudia Rankine”, has been anticipated. Chances are you’ve already heard Natasha Brown’s name, or possibly the name of her new novel, Assembly– such is the fervour with which the author’s debut novel, which has already been referred to as “Virginia Woolf's Mrs.
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