{"product_id":"monumenta-lara-haworth","title":"Monumenta (Lara Haworth)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO BOOK AWARDS DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS McKITTERICK PRIZE 2025 \u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBEST NEW DEBUT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is a party I'm glad I was invited to' \u003c\/b\u003eEILEEN MYLES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fizzing with ideas' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIsn't every family home a monument? The provocative debut novel from the award-winning author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOlga Pavic's house has been requisitioned.\u003cbr\u003eThe council will bulldoze it.\u003cbr\u003eHer home will become a monument to a massacre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Olga cannot ascertain which massacre. Three different architects visit, each with a proposal to construct a different monument, to memorialise a different horror.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin an atmosphere of razor-sharp political surreality, Lara Haworth spins a tender, magical story of familial love and loss. Via a panoply of perspectives \u003ci\u003eMonumenta \u003c\/i\u003ecompellingly and playfully explores remembrance and how tragedy can be the catalyst for remarkable transformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Lara Haworth is an important new voice'\u003c\/b\u003e CLARE POLLARD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A laser-sharp work of concentrated brilliance' \u003c\/b\u003eWENDY ERSKINE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Surreal, quirky, playful and serious'\u003c\/b\u003e PRISCILLA MORRIS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gem of genuine absurdism' \u003c\/b\u003eHOLLY PESTER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLara Haworth \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Bruxelles and raised in South London. A recipient of a Bridport Prize and a Café Writers Award in 2022, her poetry and short fiction have appeared in Extra Extra, Field, ACME and Feels. Her first film, \u003ci\u003eAll the People I Hurt with My Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewon best LGBT film at the Athens International Film Festival and her second, \u003ci\u003eGrief is a Hungry Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e, has premiered at festivals including Japan International, New York Tri-State and Munich New Wave. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eMonumenta\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Canongate in July 2024 and shortlisted for a Nero Prize.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Print PDF, Englisch, 144 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65833921708381,"sku":"K097779520","price":13.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9777952000001A.jpg?v=1788715790","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/monumenta-lara-haworth","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}