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Helen Oyeyemi - Mr Fox
Released: 03/06/2011
Picador.
Known for her acclaimed first novel The Icarus Girl, famously written while Oyeyemi was still at secondary school, the young Nigerian-born writer continues her literary journey into the macabre. Mixing the real and the magical, this sees a big-shot novelist getting emotionally involved with his fictional heroine. Read our interview with the author here.
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0330536265/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=cultur00-21…
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The Independent“A master of magical realism...” An outstanding addition to an impressive body of work, this is Oyeyemi's best, most beautiful novel yet...
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Guardian“Oyeyemi breathes life into ideas like nobody else...” Threads a story of love and literary ambition through the texture of fairy tales, and sees her extending the range and clarity of her voice to remarkable effect...
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Financial Times“Literary muses come in many guises. Seldom, are they imaginary friends...” Such self-referential trickery feels painfully self-conscious and postmodern. Ultimately, Mr Fox reads like a short story collection forced into a tenuous, over-arching narrative...
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