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Bina

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Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize 2020

'Insightful. Inventive. Hilarious. Genius' EIMEAR MCBRIDE

'Bina is fiction of the rarest and darkest kind, a work whose pleasures must be taken measure for measure with its pains' RACHEL CUSK

'A captivating look at female friendship' MAIL ON SUNDAY

My name is Bina and I'm a very busy woman. That's Bye-na, not Beena. I don't know who Beena is but I expect she's having a happy life. I don't know who you are, or the state of your life. But if you've come all this way here to ... Read more

So begins this 'novel in warnings' - an unforgettable tour de force in the voice of an ordinary-extraordinary woman who has simply had enough. Through the character of Bina, who is writing out her story on the backs of discarded envelopes, Anakana Schofield filters a complex moral universe filled with humour and sadness, love and rage, and the consolations, obligations and mysteries of lifelong friendship. A work of great power, skill, and transformative empathy from a unique and astonishing writer.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Fleet
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349726441
SKU
9780349726441
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-5

About Anakana Schofield
Anakana Schofield is the author of the acclaimed, Giller Prize-shortlisted novel Martin John, which was also a finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, the Goldsmiths Prize in the UK, a New York Times Editors' Choice and named a best book of the year by the Wall Street Journal, Globe and Mail, National Post, Sunday Business Post, Toronto Star and ... Read more

Reviews for Bina
Insightful. Inventive. Hilarious. Genius
Eimear McBride
Bina is a bitterly funny novel but one that carries moral weight. Ultimately much of its energy comes from the simple subversive act: making a woman's life matter, making her voice be heard
Evie Wyld
New York Times
A captivating look at female friendship and how women's voices go ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Bina


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