Wild Dog: Sinister and savage psychological thriller

ISBN-13: 9781910477861 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 372 str.

Serge Joncour

Opis

A house on a French hillside. Two couples: the wife of a doctor presumed killed on the battlefields of the First World War, and a mysterious German lion tamer hiding his circus animals from requisition; and Parisian Franck and his wife Lise, who has booked them into the isolated gite to escape twenty-first century life. When a hungry wolfdog emerges from the forest, Franck begins to discover dark secrets about the house, and himself.

Recenzje

[A] deservedly award-studded delight Strong Words Magazine

'A smart, scathing and bleakly funny cross of folk horror, satire and historical fiction' Toronto Star

'Reads like a modern fairy tale' New York Journal of Books

WINNER OF THE PRIX LANDERNEAU DES LECTEURS 2018

'Wild Dog details a disturbing continuum of savagery, both animal and human. At once eerie and sensual, it's a timely reminder that, no matter how sophisticated we believe ourselves to be, we are no match for nature' The Guardian

'The suspense seeps from each exquisitely crafted sentence, taking the reader into a world replete with complex emotional and moral dilemmas . . . a raw, brutal and magnificent literary experience' European Literature Network

'Whether you are a regular reader or just looking for your 2020 holiday reading I urge you to take a look at Wild Dog. It is a true five star read' Whispering Stories

'Holds the reader in suspense until the very last page' L'Express

'A magnificent allegory for the ways in which the modern world wears us down ... A unique voice' Le Figaro

'A hymn to space and calm' Libération

'Proof of Serge Joncour's immense talent and understanding of human subtleties' Marie Claire

'An ode to nature' Le Point

'Joncour is a magician' Le Temps

O autorze

Serge Joncour is a French novelist and screenwriter. He was born in Paris in 1961 and studied philosophy at university before deciding to become a writer. His first novel, Vu, was published by Le Dilettante in 1998. He wrote the screenplay for Sarah's Key starring Kristin Scott Thomas, released in 2011. His 2016 novel Repose-toi sur moi won the Prix Interallié. Wild Dog is the first of his novels to be published in English.