{"product_id":"open-throat-henry-hoke","title":"Open Throat (Henry Hoke)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An instant classic' - \u003ci\u003eTHE GUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A bloody masterpiece.' - MELISSA BRODER, author of \u003ci\u003eTHE PISCES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Witty, emotional and gripping, \u003ci\u003eOpen Throat\u003c\/i\u003e is a short but savage thrill ride' - \u003ci\u003eTHE INDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eOpen Throat\u003c\/i\u003e is Bret Easton Ellis meets mountain lion in the Hollywood Hills . . . it already has people talking' - \u003ci\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI've never eaten a person but today I might . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA queer and dangerously hungry mountain lion lives in the drought-devastated land under the Hollywood sign. Fascinated by the voices around them, the lion spends their days protecting a nearby homeless encampment, observing hikers complain about their trauma and, in quiet moments, grappling with the complexities of their own identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a man-made fire engulfs the encampment, the lion is forced from the hills down into the city the hikers call 'ellay'. As they confront a carousel of temptations and threats, the lion takes us on a tour that spans the cruel inequalities of Los Angeles. But even when salvation finally seems within reach, they are forced to face down the ultimate question: do they want to eat a person, or become one?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eOpen Throat \u003c\/i\u003eis what fiction should be.' - \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A blinding spotlight beam of a book that I was completely unable and unwilling to put down.' - Catherine Lacey, author of \u003ci\u003ePew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eELLE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ei-D\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNylon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShondaland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e, and Literary Hub.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHenry Hoke is the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eSticker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Endless Sleepovers\u003c\/i\u003e, the story collection \u003ci\u003eGenevieves\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Groundhog Forever\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTriangle House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Offing\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Catapult anthology \u003ci\u003eTiny Crimes\u003c\/i\u003e. He holds an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts, where he taught for five years, and presently teaches at the University of Virginia Young Writers Workshop and lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Englisch, 176 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63438224458077,"sku":"K096736023","price":15.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/224295-9673602300001A.jpg?v=1771134937","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/open-throat-henry-hoke","provider":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}