Helen Oyeyemi Ordre des livres (chronologique)

'Funny, deep, shocking, wry, heartwarming and spine-chilling' The Guardian Mr Fox, by award-winning author Helen Oyeyemi, is a beautiful and immersive exploration of the labyrinthine world of imagination, storytelling and love. It's a bright afternoon in 1938 and Mary Foxe is in a confrontational mood. St John Fox, celebrated novelist, hasn't seen her in six years. He's unprepared for her afternoon visit, not least because she doesn't exist. He's infatuated with her. But he also made her up. Will Mr Fox meet his muse's challenge, to stop murdering his heroines and explore something of love? What will his wife Daphne think of this sudden change in her husband? Can there be a happy ending - this time? 'Oyeyemi reveals a twinkling sense of humour . . . A delight' The Independent

A collection of brand-new short stories written by prize-winning, bestselling writers and inspired by Kafka - published to commemorate the centenary of his death Chosen as a 2024 highlight in the Guardian, the Financial Times, the Daily Mail, New Statesman, Esquire and the New European Franz Kafka is widely regarded as one of the great geniuses of twentieth-century literature. What happens when some of the most original literary minds of today take an idea, a mood or a line from his work and use it to spark something new?From a future society who ask their AI servants to construct a giant tower to reach God; to a flat hunt that descends into a comically absurd bureaucratic nightmare; to a population experiencing a wave of unbearable, contagious panic attacks, these ten specially commissioned stories are by turns mind-bending, funny, unsettling and haunting. Inspired by the visionary imagination of a writer working one hundred years ago, they speak powerfully to the strangeness of being alive today.

**AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW**'A writer of sentences so elegant that they gleam.' ALI SMITH'A writer we should be delirious to have as a contemporary.'INDEPENDENTThe new novel from the Goldsmiths Prize-shortlisted author Helen Oyeyemi.Oyeyemi treats you to a kaleidoscopic weekend in Prague, as dazzli[Bokinfo].

Peaces is the story of Otto and Xavier Shin, a couple who embark on a mysterious train journey that takes them far beyond any destination they could have anticipated. As the carriages roll along they discover each is more curious and fascinating than the last, becoming embroiled in this strange train and its intrigue. Who is Ava Kapoor, the sole full-time inhabitant of the train, and what is her relationship to a man named Prem? Are they passengers or prisoners? We discover who orchestrated the journey, hurtling them all into their past for clues

Perdita Lee may appear to be your average British schoolgirl and Harriet Lee a working mother trying to penetrate the school social hierarchy, but there are signs that they might not be as normal as they think they are. For one thing, they share a gold-painted, seventh-floor flat with some surprisingly verbal vegetation. And then there's the gingerbread they make. Londoners may find themselves able to take or leave it, but it's very popular in Druhástrana, the far-away (and according to Wikipedia, non-existent) land of Harriet Lee's early youth. In fact, the world's truest lover of the Lee family gingerbread is Harriet's charismatic childhood friend, Gretel Kercheval, a figure who seems to have had a hand in everything that has happened to Harriet since they met. Decades later, when teenaged Perdita sets out to find her mother's long-lost friend, it prompts a new telling of Harriet's story. As the book follows the Lees through encounters with jealousy, ambition, family grudges, work, wealth and real estate, gingerbread seems to be the one thing that reliably holds a constant value.

"What links each of the stories in Helen Oyeyemi's collection is keys: keys that are gifts, threats, invitations, gateways."--Back cover.

New York, 1950. À vingt ans, Boy Novak s’enfuit d’un père maltraitant pour s’installer dans une petite ville du Massachusetts. Elle rencontre Arturo Whitman, qui vit avec sa fille étrange, Snow. Boy épouse Arturo, et tout semble parfait jusqu'à la naissance de leur fille, Bird, un beau bébé « de couleur ». Cet événement révèle les origines afro-américaines cachées de la famille Whitman, jusqu'alors masquées par leur apparence blanche. La dynamique familiale se complique avec l'arrivée de Bird, et les éléments d'un conte bien connu se mettent en place. À travers Boy, Snow et Bird, l’auteure explore les absurdités de l'histoire raciale aux États-Unis et interroge ce qui définit notre identité : couleur, gène, histoire ou culture ? Helen Oyeyemi, née en 1984, a grandi à Londres et vit actuellement à Prague. Considérée comme un jeune talent prometteur, elle a écrit son premier livre à dix-neuf ans. Son troisième roman, Le blanc va aux sorcières, a été publié en 2011. Récompensée par le prix Somerset Maugham, elle est reconnue comme l'une des dix artistes marquantes au Royaume-Uni et figure sur la liste des meilleurs jeunes espoirs de la littérature britannique établie par Granta en 2013. Boy, Snow, Bird est son cinquième roman.

With distinct originality and grace, and an extraordinary gift for making the fantastic believable, Oyeyemi spins the politics of family and nation into a riveting and unforgettable tale.

A stunning new novel about a young jazz singer from the acclaimed author of The Icarus Girl

Jessamy Harrison is eight years old. Sensitive, whimsical, possessed of a powerful imagination, she spends hours writing, reading or simply hiding in the dark warmth of the airing cupboard. As the half-and-half child of an English father and a Nigerian mother, Jess just can't shake off the feeling of being alone wherever she goes, and other kids are wary of her terrified fits of screaming. When she is taken to her mother's family compound in Nigeria, she encounters Titiola, a ragged little girl her own age. It seems that at last Jess has found someone who will understand her. TillyTilly knows secrets both big and small. But as she shows Jess just how easy it is to hurt those around her, Jess begins to realise that she doesn't know who TillyTilly is at all.