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IN OUR MAD AND FURIOUS CITY • SIGNED • Guy Gunaratne - Yahdon Israel • 2018 VG+
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Signed By
- Yahdon Israel
- Signed
- Yes
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults, Young Adults
- Inscribed
- Yes
- Edition
- First Edition, First Paperback Printing, Paperback Original, FSG Original, Signed
- Vintage
- No
- Type
- Novel
- Literary Movement
- Realism
- Era
- 2020s
- Features
- Paperback Original, First US Edition, Signed By Yahdon Israel, Signed By Editor, Literary Swag, First Paperback Printing
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780374175771
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10
0374175772
ISBN-13
9780374175771
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21038756566
Product Key Features
Book Title
In Our Mad and Furious City : a Novel
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Topic
Urban, General, Literary
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
7.1 Oz
Item Length
7.4 in
Item Width
5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-039534
Reviews
"Guy Gunaratne throws words against the wall and makes us watch them bounce. You feel the heat, reel from the sound, and bump to the unstoppable pulse. A novel so of this moment that you don''t even realize you''ve waited your whole life for it." --Marlon James, winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize " In Our Mad and Furious City is a brave and beautiful book. Guy Gunaratne can see into the minds of the young and the old, the angry and the pious. In this virtuosic work, an entire world comes to life: polyglot, immigrant London, a city of fears and passions." --Héctor Tobar, author of Deep Down Dark "A novel that''s a piece of communal vitality, choral in its urgency, one that squares up to the history of division, makes contemporary disjuncture come alive on the page, doesn''t flinch, and demands change right now." --Ali Smith, author of Autumn "This is cracking. Original, honest voices and a vivid portrayal of a London rarely seen in literature." -- Paula Hawkins , author of The Girl on the Train "What a voice. What an ear for language. No mean feat to capture the street, the nuance of black experience, the architecture of so many different lives. It''s a brave and original piece of work." -- Kit de Waal , author of The Trick to Time "Gritty, grotesque; graceful and beautiful. This is the London that we call home." -- JJ Bola , author of No Place to Call Home "The voices and the language are stunning . . . The narrative and energy hooked me right from the start and never let go. It really is a very special book--the book we''ve all been waiting for." -- Gautam Malkani , author of Londonstani "A blazing, swaggering, polyphonic debut. Here is London through the eyes of those ''with elsewhere in their blood''. Gunaratne has a ventriloquist''s command of voice, a film-maker''s eye, and talent to burn. -- Simon Wroe , author of Here Comes Trouble "Both blighted by frustration and elevated by dreams we can all recognize and share. Guy''s characters are drawn with compassion and flair, and I was captivated by their humanity." -- Stephen Kelman , author of Pigeon English "A beautiful, fierce storm of a book, full of courage and hope" -- Jackie Morris , author of The Lost Words "The language is virtuosic throughout while remaining largely true to each narrator''s first-person voice, replete with their own distinctive slang . . . an impressive feat." -- The Times Literary Supplement (UK) "Our favorite debut of 2018. Gunaratne draws on growing up in north-west London in this tale of 48 hours on a council estate, where three young boys dream of escaping." -- Glamour (UK) " In Our Mad and Furious City is fraught and heartbreaking at the same time, with a biting, in-your-face clarity to it that you can''t ignore. It''s a searing marvel of a novel." -- Belfast Telegraph "Already hailed as a modern masterpiece, this timely and authentic portrayal of life for young men living on our city estates is as mesmerizing as it is vital." -- Heat (UK) "The prose remains alive, alert and subtly integrated, with various accents and non-standard Englishes raising themselves up to the same very high literary watermark . . . What you are left with . . . is a prose that benefits from being read aloud. But more so, a prose that just plain deserves to be read." -- Irish Times "This novel is a love letter to the language of London''s streets and to its people, but also a blistering look at a city on the edge that''ll sweep you up until you reach the book''s breathless, devastating conclusion." -- Stylist (UK) "A blistering debut unlike anything I''ve read before. This is a powerful, raw, yet heartrending account of 48 hours on a London estate" -- BBC "A timely read, addressing the urgent questions of our divided society. We''re sure Guy is set for big things" -- Metro (UK) "[A] blazing polyphonic debut." -- Guardian (UK), "The language is virtuosic throughout while remaining largely true to each narrator's first-person voice, replete with their own distinctive slang . . . an impressive feat." -- The Times Literary Supplement (UK) "This is cracking. Original, honest voices and a vivid portrayal of a London rarely seen in literature." -- Paula Hawkins , author of The Girl on the Train "What a voice. What an ear for language. No mean feat to capture the street, the nuance of black experience, the architecture of so many different lives. It's a brave and original piece of work." -- Kit de Waal , author of The Trick to Time "Gritty, grotesque; graceful and beautiful. This is the London that we call home." -- JJ Bola , author of No Place to Call Home "The voices and the language are stunning . . . The narrative and energy hooked me right from the start and never let go. It really is a very special book--the book we've all been waiting for." -- Gautam Malkani , author of Londonstani "A blazing, swaggering, polyphonic debut. Here is London through the eyes of those 'with elsewhere in their blood'. Gunaratne has a ventriloquist's command of voice, a film-maker's eye, and talent to burn. -- Simon Wroe , author of Here Comes Trouble "Both blighted by frustration and elevated by dreams we can all recognize and share. Guy's characters are drawn with compassion and flair, and I was captivated by their humanity." -- Stephen Kelman , author of Pigeon English "A beautiful, fierce storm of a book, full of courage and hope" -- Jackie Morris , author of The Lost Words "Our favorite debut of 2018. Gunaratne draws on growing up in north-west London in this tale of 48 hours on a council estate, where three young boys dream of escaping." -- Glamour (UK) " In Our Mad and Furious City is fraught and heartbreaking at the same time, with a biting, in-your-face clarity to it that you can't ignore. It's a searing marvel of a novel." -- Belfast Telegraph "Already hailed as a modern masterpiece, this timely and authentic portrayal of life for young men living on our city estates is as mesmerizing as it is vital." -- Heat (UK) "The prose remains alive, alert and subtly integrated, with various accents and non-standard Englishes raising themselves up to the same very high literary watermark . . . What you are left with . . . is a prose that benefits from being read aloud. But more so, a prose that just plain deserves to be read." -- Irish Times "This novel is a love letter to the language of London's streets and to its people, but also a blistering look at a city on the edge that'll sweep you up until you reach the book's breathless, devastating conclusion." -- Stylist (UK) "A blistering debut unlike anything I've read before. This is a powerful, raw, yet heartrending account of 48 hours on a London estate" -- BBC "A timely read, addressing the urgent questions of our divided society. We're sure Guy is set for big things" -- Metro (UK) "[A] blazing polyphonic debut." -- Guardian (UK), "Guy Gunaratne throws words against the wall and makes us watch them bounce. You feel the heat, reel from the sound, and bump to the unstoppable pulse. A novel so of this moment that you don't even realize you've waited your whole life for it." --Marlon James, winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize " In Our Mad and Furious City is a brave and beautiful book. Guy Gunaratne can see into the minds of the young and the old, the angry and the pious. In this virtuosic work, an entire world comes to life: polyglot, immigrant London, a city of fears and passions." --Héctor Tobar, author of Deep Down Dark "A novel that's a piece of communal vitality, choral in its urgency, one that squares up to the history of division, makes contemporary disjuncture come alive on the page, doesn't flinch, and demands change right now." --Ali Smith, The Guardian "This is cracking. Original, honest voices and a vivid portrayal of a London rarely seen in literature." --Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train "What a voice. What an ear for language. No mean feat to capture the street, the nuance of black experience, the architecture of so many different lives. It's a brave and original piece of work." --Kit de Waal, author of The Trick to Time "Gritty, grotesque; graceful and beautiful. This is the London that we call home." --JJ Bola, author of No Place to Call Home "The voices and the language are stunning . . . The narrative and energy hooked me right from the start and never let go. It really is a very special book--the book we've all been waiting for." --Gautam Malkani, author of Londonstani "A blazing, swaggering, polyphonic debut. Here is London through the eyes of those 'with elsewhere in their blood'. Gunaratne has a ventriloquist's command of voice, a film-maker's eye, and talent to burn. --Simon Wroe, author of Here Comes Trouble "Both blighted by frustration and elevated by dreams we can all recognize and share. Guy's characters are drawn with compassion and flair, and I was captivated by their humanity." --Stephen Kelman, author of Pigeon English "A beautiful, fierce storm of a book, full of courage and hope." --Jackie Morris, author of The Lost Words "The language is virtuosic throughout while remaining largely true to each narrator's first-person voice, replete with their own distinctive slang . . . an impressive feat." -- The Times Literary Supplement "[A] blazing polyphonic debut." -- Guardian "A blistering debut unlike anything I've read before. This is a powerful, raw, yet heartrending account of 48 hours on a London estate" -- BBC " In Our Mad and Furious City is fraught and heartbreaking at the same time, with a biting, in-your-face clarity to it that you can't ignore. It's a searing marvel of a novel." -- Belfast Telegraph "The prose remains alive, alert and subtly integrated, with various accents and non-standard Englishes raising themselves up to the same very high literary watermark . . . What you are left with . . . is a prose that benefits from being read aloud. But more so, a prose that just plain deserves to be read." -- Irish Times, "This is cracking. Original, honest voices and a vivid portrayal of a London rarely seen in literature." -- Paula Hawkins , author of The Girl on the Train "What a voice. What an ear for language. No mean feat to capture the street, the nuance of black experience, the architecture of so many different lives. It's a brave and original piece of work." -- Kit de Waal , author of The Trick to Time "Gritty, grotesque; graceful and beautiful. This is the London that we call home." -- JJ Bola , author of No Place to Call Home "The voices and the language are stunning . . . The narrative and energy hooked me right from the start and never let go. It really is a very special book--the book we've all been waiting for." -- Gautam Malkani , author of Londonstani "A blazing, swaggering, polyphonic debut. Here is London through the eyes of those 'with elsewhere in their blood'. Gunaratne has a ventriloquist's command of voice, a film-maker's eye, and talent to burn. -- Simon Wroe , author of Here Comes Trouble "Both blighted by frustration and elevated by dreams we can all recognize and share. Guy's characters are drawn with compassion and flair, and I was captivated by their humanity." -- Stephen Kelman , author of Pigeon English "A beautiful, fierce storm of a book, full of courage and hope" -- Jackie Morris , author of The Lost Words "Our favorite debut of 2018. Gunaratne draws on growing up in north-west London in this tale of 48 hours on a council estate, where three young boys dream of escaping." -- Glamour (UK) " In Our Mad and Furious City is fraught and heartbreaking at the same time, with a biting, in-your-face clarity to it that you can't ignore. It's a searing marvel of a novel." -- Belfast Telegraph "Already hailed as a modern masterpiece, this timely and authentic portrayal of life for young men living on our city estates is as mesmerizing as it is vital." -- Heat (UK) "The prose remains alive, alert and subtly integrated, with various accents and non-standard Englishes raising themselves up to the same very high literary watermark . . . What you are left with . . . is a prose that benefits from being read aloud. But more so, a prose that just plain deserves to be read." -- Irish Times "This novel is a love letter to the language of London's streets and to its people, but also a blistering look at a city on the edge that'll sweep you up until you reach the book's breathless, devastating conclusion." -- Stylist (UK) "A blistering debut unlike anything I've read before. This is a powerful, raw, yet heartrending account of 48 hours on a London estate" -- BBC "A timely read, addressing the urgent questions of our divided society. We're sure Guy is set for big things" -- Metro (UK) "[A] blazing polyphonic debut." -- Guardian (UK), "Guy Gunaratne throws words against the wall and makes us watch them bounce. You feel the heat, reel from the sound, and bump to the unstoppable pulse. A novel so of this moment that you don''t even realize you''ve waited your whole life for it." -- Marlon James , winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize " In Our Mad and Furious City is a brave and beautiful book. Guy Gunaratne can see into the minds of the young and the old, the angry and the pious. In this virtuosic work, an entire world comes to life: polyglot, immigrant London, a city of fears and passions." -- Héctor Tobar , author of Deep Down Dark "A novel that''s a piece of communal vitality, choral in its urgency, one that squares up to the history of division, makes contemporary disjuncture come alive on the page, doesn''t flinch, and demands change right now." -- Ali Smith , The Guardian "This is cracking. Original, honest voices and a vivid portrayal of a London rarely seen in literature." -- Paula Hawkins , author of The Girl on the Train "What a voice. What an ear for language. No mean feat to capture the street, the nuance of black experience, the architecture of so many different lives. It''s a brave and original piece of work." -- Kit de Waal , author of The Trick to Time "Gritty, grotesque; graceful and beautiful. This is the London that we call home." -- JJ Bola , author of No Place to Call Home "The voices and the language are stunning . . . The narrative and energy hooked me right from the start and never let go. It really is a very special book--the book we''ve all been waiting for." -- Gautam Malkani , author of Londonstani "A blazing, swaggering, polyphonic debut. Here is London through the eyes of those ''with elsewhere in their blood''. Gunaratne has a ventriloquist''s command of voice, a film-maker''s eye, and talent to burn. -- Simon Wroe , author of Here Comes Trouble "Both blighted by frustration and elevated by dreams we can all recognize and share. Guy''s characters are drawn with compassion and flair, and I was captivated by their humanity." -- Stephen Kelman , author of Pigeon English "A beautiful, fierce storm of a book, full of courage and hope" -- Jackie Morris , author of The Lost Words "The language is virtuosic throughout while remaining largely true to each narrator''s first-person voice, replete with their own distinctive slang . . . an impressive feat." -- The Times Literary Supplement (UK) "Our favorite debut of 2018. Gunaratne draws on growing up in north-west London in this tale of 48 hours on a council estate, where three young boys dream of escaping." -- Glamour (UK) " In Our Mad and Furious City is fraught and heartbreaking at the same time, with a biting, in-your-face clarity to it that you can''t ignore. It''s a searing marvel of a novel." -- Belfast Telegraph "Already hailed as a modern masterpiece, this timely and authentic portrayal of life for young men living on our city estates is as mesmerizing as it is vital." -- Heat (UK) "The prose remains alive, alert and subtly integrated, with various accents and non-standard Englishes raising themselves up to the same very high literary watermark . . . What you are left with . . . is a prose that benefits from being read aloud. But more so, a prose that just plain deserves to be read." -- Irish Times "This novel is a love letter to the language of London''s streets and to its people, but also a blistering look at a city on the edge that''ll sweep you up until you reach the book''s breathless, devastating conclusion." -- Stylist (UK) "A blistering debut unlike anything I''ve read before. This is a powerful, raw, yet heartrending account of 48 hours on a London estate" -- BBC "A timely read, addressing the urgent questions of our divided society. We''re sure Guy is set for big things" -- Metro (UK) "[A] blazing polyphonic debut." -- Guardian (UK), "Guy Gunaratne throws words against the wall and makes us watch them bounce. You feel the heat, reel from the sound, and bump to the unstoppable pulse. A novel so of this moment that you don't even realize you've waited your whole life for it." --Marlon James, winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize " In Our Mad and Furious City is a brave and beautiful book. Guy Gunaratne can see into the minds of the young and the old, the angry and the pious. In this virtuosic work, an entire world comes to life: polyglot, immigrant London, a city of fears and passions." --Héctor Tobar, author of Deep Down Dark "A novel that's a piece of communal vitality, choral in its urgency, one that squares up to the history of division, makes contemporary disjuncture come alive on the page, doesn't flinch, and demands change right now." --Ali Smith, The Guardian "This is cracking. Original, honest voices and a vivid portrayal of a London rarely seen in literature." --Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train "What a voice. What an ear for language. No mean feat to capture the street, the nuance of black experience, the architecture of so many different lives. It's a brave and original piece of work." --Kit de Waal, author of The Trick to Time "Gritty, grotesque; graceful and beautiful. This is the London that we call home." --JJ Bola, author of No Place to Call Home "The voices and the language are stunning . . . The narrative and energy hooked me right from the start and never let go. It really is a very special book--the book we've all been waiting for." --Gautam Malkani, author of Londonstani "A blazing, swaggering, polyphonic debut. Here is London through the eyes of those 'with elsewhere in their blood'. Gunaratne has a ventriloquist's command of voice, a film-maker's eye, and talent to burn. --Simon Wroe, author of Here Comes Trouble "Both blighted by frustration and elevated by dreams we can all recognize and share. Guy's characters are drawn with compassion and flair, and I was captivated by their humanity." --Stephen Kelman, author of Pigeon English "A beautiful, fierce storm of a book, full of courage and hope." --Jackie Morris, author of The Lost Words "The language is virtuosic throughout while remaining largely true to each narrator's first-person voice, replete with their own distinctive slang . . . an impressive feat." -- The Times Literary Supplement "[A] blazing polyphonic debut." -- Guardian "A blistering debut unlike anything I've read before. This is a powerful, raw, yet heartrending account of 48 hours on a London estate" -- BBC " In Our Mad and Furious City is fraught and heartbreaking at the same time, with a biting, in-your-face clarity to it that you can't ignore. It's a searing marvel of a novel." -- Belfast Telegraph "The prose remains alive, alert and subtly integrated, with various accents and non-standard Englishes raising themselves up to the same very high literary watermark . . . What you are left with . . . is a prose that benefits from being read aloud. But more so, a prose that just plain deserves to be read." -- Irish Times " Etches a rich picture of contemporary London and the recurring, historically rooted racial tensions that dominate it." --Booklist, "This is cracking. Original, honest voices and a vivid portrayal of a London rarely seen in literature." -- Paula Hawkins , author of The Girl on the Train "What a voice. What an ear for language. No mean feat to capture the street, the nuance of black experience, the architecture of so many different lives. It's a brave and original piece of work." -- Kit de Waal , author of The Trick to Time "Gritty, grotesque; graceful and beautiful. This is the London that we call home." -- JJ Bola , author of No Place to Call Home "The voices and the language are stunning . . . The narrative and energy hooked me right from the start and never let go. It really is a very special book--the book we've all been waiting for." -- Gautam Malkani , author of Londonstani "A blazing, swaggering, polyphonic debut. Here is London through the eyes of those 'with elsewhere in their blood'. Gunaratne has a ventriloquist's command of voice, a film-maker's eye, and talent to burn. -- Simon Wroe , author of Here Comes Trouble "Both blighted by frustration and elevated by dreams we can all recognize and share. Guy's characters are drawn with compassion and flair, and I was captivated by their humanity." -- Stephen Kelman , author of Pigeon English "A beautiful, fierce storm of a book, full of courage and hope" -- Jackie Morris , author of The Lost Words "The language is virtuosic throughout while remaining largely true to each narrator's first-person voice, replete with their own distinctive slang . . . an impressive feat." -- The Times Literary Supplement (UK) "Our favorite debut of 2018. Gunaratne draws on growing up in north-west London in this tale of 48 hours on a council estate, where three young boys dream of escaping." -- Glamour (UK) " In Our Mad and Furious City is fraught and heartbreaking at the same time, with a biting, in-your-face clarity to it that you can't ignore. It's a searing marvel of a novel." -- Belfast Telegraph "Already hailed as a modern masterpiece, this timely and authentic portrayal of life for young men living on our city estates is as mesmerizing as it is vital." -- Heat (UK) "The prose remains alive, alert and subtly integrated, with various accents and non-standard Englishes raising themselves up to the same very high literary watermark . . . What you are left with . . . is a prose that benefits from being read aloud. But more so, a prose that just plain deserves to be read." -- Irish Times "This novel is a love letter to the language of London's streets and to its people, but also a blistering look at a city on the edge that'll sweep you up until you reach the book's breathless, devastating conclusion." -- Stylist (UK) "A blistering debut unlike anything I've read before. This is a powerful, raw, yet heartrending account of 48 hours on a London estate" -- BBC "A timely read, addressing the urgent questions of our divided society. We're sure Guy is set for big things" -- Metro (UK) "[A] blazing polyphonic debut." -- Guardian (UK)
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
823/.92
Synopsis
Long-listed for the 2018 Man Booker Prize Short-listed for the 2018 Gordon Burn Prize Short-listed for the 2018 Goldsmiths Prize Inspired by the real-life murder of a British army soldier by religious fanatics, Guy Gunaratne's In Our Mad and Furious City is a snapshot of the diverse, frenzied edges of modern-day London. A crackling debut from a vital new voice, it pulses with the frantic energy of the city's homegrown grime music and is animated by the youthful rage of a dispossessed, overlooked, and often misrepresented generation. While Selvon, Ardan, and Yusuf organize their lives around soccer, girls, and grime, Caroline and Nelson struggle to overcome pasts that haunt them. Each voice is uniquely insightful, impassioned, and unforgettable, and when stitched together, they trace a brutal and vibrant tapestry of today's London. In a forty-eight-hour surge of extremism and violence, their lives are inexorably drawn together in the lead-up to an explosive, tragic climax. In Our Mad and Furious City documents the stark disparities and bubbling fury coursing beneath the prosperous surface of a city uniquely on the brink. Written in the distinctive vernaculars of contemporary London, the novel challenges the ways in which we coexist now--and, more important, the ways in which we often fail to do so.
LC Classification Number
PR6107.U55I5 2018
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