Everything under : a novel
(Book)
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Published
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2018].
Physical Desc
264 pages ; 21 cm
Status
Incline Village Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION JOHNSO 2018
1 available
FICTION JOHNSO 2018
1 available
Sparks Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION JOHNSO 2018
1 available
FICTION JOHNSO 2018
1 available
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Canals -- Fiction.
Dementia -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Fate and fatalism -- Fiction
Fear -- Fiction
Gender identity -- Fiction
Languages, Secret -- Fiction.
Lexicographers -- Fiction
Magic realist fiction
Missing persons -- Fiction
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
Oxford (England) -- Fiction
Psychological fiction.
Dementia -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Fate and fatalism -- Fiction
Fear -- Fiction
Gender identity -- Fiction
Languages, Secret -- Fiction.
Lexicographers -- Fiction
Magic realist fiction
Missing persons -- Fiction
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
Oxford (England) -- Fiction
Psychological fiction.
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Published
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2018].
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Description
An eerie, watery reimagining of the Oedipus myth set on the canals of Oxford, from the author of Fen. The dictionary doesnt contain every word. Gretel, a lexicographer by trade, knows this better than most. She grew up on a houseboat with her mother, wandering the canals of Oxford and speaking a private language of their own invention. Her mother disappeared when Gretel was a teen, abandoning her to foster care, and Gretel has tried to move on, spending her days updating dictionary entries. One phone call from her mother is all it takes for the past to come rushing back. To find her, Gretel will have to recover buried memories of her final, fateful winter on the canals. A runaway boy had found community and shelter with them, and all three were haunted by their past and stalked by an ominous creature lurking in the canal: the bonak. Everything and nothing at once, the bonak was Gretels name for the thing she feared most. And now that shes searching for her mother, shell have to face it. In this electrifying reinterpretation of a classical myth, Daisy Johnson explores questions of fate and free will, gender fluidity, and fractured family relationships. Everything Undera debut novel whose surreal, watery landscape will resonate with fans of Fenis a daring, moving story that will leave you unsettled and unstrung.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Johnson, D. (2018). Everything under: a novel . Graywolf Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Johnson, Daisy, 1990-. 2018. Everything Under: A Novel. Graywolf Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Johnson, Daisy, 1990-. Everything Under: A Novel Graywolf Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Johnson, Daisy. Everything Under: A Novel Graywolf Press, 2018.
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