The Changeling
Descriere
When Apollo Kagwa was just a child, his father disappeared, leaving him with recurring nightmares and a box labelled 'Improbabilia'. Now a successful book dealer, Kagwa has a family of his own after meeting and falling in love with Emma, a librarian. The two marry and have a baby: so far so happy-ever-after.
However, as the pair settle into their new lives as parents, exhaustion and anxiety start to take their toll. Emma's behaviour becomes increasingly erratic, until one day she commits an unthinkable act, setting Apollo on a wild and fantastical quest through a suddenly otherworldly New York, in search of a wife and child he no longer recognises.
An epic novel for our anxiety-ridden times, The Changeling is a tale of parenthood, love - in its most raw and brutal form - and, ultimately, humanity.
Despre autor
Victor LaValle este un autor american. Este autorul unei colecții de povestiri scurte, Slapboxing with Jesus, și al cinci romane: The Ecstatic, Big Machine, The Devil in Silver, The Changeling și Lone Women. Nuvela sa de fantezie-horror The Ballad of Black Tom a câștigat Premiul Shirley Jackson pentru cea mai bună nuvelă în 2016.
