Description
*San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2012
*Financial Times Best Book of 2012
*New Yorker Best Book of 2012 FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF THE LONGSHOT comes this gripping saga about the destruction of a family, a home, and a way of life. Set on a struggling farm in a colonial country teetering on the brink of civil war, Gone to the Forest is a tale of family drama and political turmoil in which fiery storytelling melds with daring, original prose. Since his mother's death, Tom and his father have fashioned a strained domestic peace, where everything is frozen under the old man's vicious control. But when a young woman named Carine arrives at the farm, the tension between the two men escalates to the breaking point. Hailed by the Boston Globe as "a major talent," Kitamura shines in this powerful new novel.
Author: Katie Kitamura
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 08/07/2012
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.43h x 8.46w x 0.54d
ISBN13: 9781451656640
ISBN10: 1451656645
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Family Life | General
*Financial Times Best Book of 2012
*New Yorker Best Book of 2012 FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF THE LONGSHOT comes this gripping saga about the destruction of a family, a home, and a way of life. Set on a struggling farm in a colonial country teetering on the brink of civil war, Gone to the Forest is a tale of family drama and political turmoil in which fiery storytelling melds with daring, original prose. Since his mother's death, Tom and his father have fashioned a strained domestic peace, where everything is frozen under the old man's vicious control. But when a young woman named Carine arrives at the farm, the tension between the two men escalates to the breaking point. Hailed by the Boston Globe as "a major talent," Kitamura shines in this powerful new novel.
Author: Katie Kitamura
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 08/07/2012
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.43h x 8.46w x 0.54d
ISBN13: 9781451656640
ISBN10: 1451656645
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Family Life | General
About the Author
Katie Kitamura is based in New York. She has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times, Wired, and The Guardian, and is a regular contributor to Frieze.