Second Place

Second Place
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Sobre el libro Second Place de Rachel Cusk publicado por Picador al 2022:
A haunting fable of art, family, and fate from the author of the Outline trilogy. A woman invites a famous artist to use her guesthouse in the remote coastal landscape where she lives with her family. Powerfully drawn to his paintings, she believes his vision might penetrate the mystery at the center of her life. But as a long, dry summer sets in, his provocative presence itself becomes an enigma--and disrupts the calm of her secluded household. Second Place, Rachel Cusk´s electrifying new novel, is a study of female fate and male privilege, the geometries of human relationships, and the moral questions that animate our lives. It reminds us of art´s capacity to uplift--and to destroy...
Sobre Rachel Cusk
Rachel Cusk és l´autora de Segunda casa (premi Fémina de novel·la estrangera), de la trilogia de novel·les A contraluz (A contraluz, Tránsito i Prestigio), dels llibres de memòries Un trabajo para tota la vida i Despojos, i de diverses obres de ficció i no ficció, inclosa la seva novel·la més recent, Desfilada (premi Goldsmiths 2024). Ha rebut una beca Guggenheim i en 2024 ha estat guardonada amb el premi Malaparte i amb el...