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Outline

by Rachel Cusk
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Intertwining tales of human tapestry in Athens.

This book could be a good read for someone interested in a deep exploration of human nature and the art of storytelling. The interwoven narratives create a complex, yet fascinating look at the experiences and perceptions of various characters in Athens, with themes of loss, intimacy, and creativity explored. It challenges readers to think about self-expression and the human desire to create and be understood. Named one of the best fiction books of 2014, this novel is a must-read for those looking for a unique and thought-provoking literary adventure.

  • Scotiabank Giller Prize Nominee (2015)
  • Governor General's Literary Awards / Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général Nominee for Fiction (2015)
  • Women's Prize for Fiction Nominee (2015)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2016)
  • Goldsmiths Prize Nominee (2014)
  • Rathbones Folio Prize Nominee (2015)
  • Metų verstinė knyga Nominee for Fiction (2022)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Outline

by Rachel Cusk
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ISBN: 9780571233625
Authors: Rachel Cusk
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Date of Publication: 2014-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.68
(rated by 51100 readers)

Description

A woman writer goes to Athens in the height of summer to teach a writing course. Though her own circumstances remain indistinct, she becomes the audience to a chain of narratives, as the people she meets tell her one after another the stories of their lives.Beginning with the neighbouring passenger on the flight out and his tales of fast boats and failed marriages, the storytellers talk of their loves and ambitions and pains, their anxieties, their perceptions and daily lives. In the stifling heat and noise of the city the sequence of voice begins to weave a complex human tapestry. The more they talk the more elliptical their listener becomes, as she shapes and directs their accounts until certain themes begin to emerge: the experience of loss, the nature of family life, the difficulty of intimacy and the mystery of creativity itself.Outline is a novel about writing and talking, about self-effacement and self-expression, about the desire to create and the human art of self-portraiture in which that desire finds its universal form.
 

Intertwining tales of human tapestry in Athens.

This book could be a good read for someone interested in a deep exploration of human nature and the art of storytelling. The interwoven narratives create a complex, yet fascinating look at the experiences and perceptions of various characters in Athens, with themes of loss, intimacy, and creativity explored. It challenges readers to think about self-expression and the human desire to create and be understood. Named one of the best fiction books of 2014, this novel is a must-read for those looking for a unique and thought-provoking literary adventure.

  • Scotiabank Giller Prize Nominee (2015)
  • Governor General's Literary Awards / Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général Nominee for Fiction (2015)
  • Women's Prize for Fiction Nominee (2015)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2016)
  • Goldsmiths Prize Nominee (2014)
  • Rathbones Folio Prize Nominee (2015)
  • Metų verstinė knyga Nominee for Fiction (2022)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.