Descripción

Absolutely brilliant – tragic, funny, eccentric and so perfectly suited to this particularly weird time. Claire Kohda takes the vampire trope and makes it her own in a way that feels fresh and original. Serious issues of race, disability, misogyny, body image, sexual abuse are handled with subtlety, insight, and a lightness of touch. The spell this novel casts is so complete I feel utterly, and happily, bitten

? Ruth Ozeki (2021)Witty and thought-provoking ? StylistUnsettling, sensual, subversive, Woman, Eating turns the vampire trope on its head with its startlingly original female protagonist, caught between two worlds. It is a profound meditation on alienation and appetite, and what it means to be a young woman who experiences life at an acute level of intensity and awareness. Claire Kohda’s prose is biting, yet lush and gorgeous. I was uncomfortably smitten ? Lisa Harding, author of BRIGHT BURNING THINGS (2022)Blistering … Tells us a lot about the ways we’re all searching for belonging ? Glamour UKA modern day vampire thriller that also covers race, social isolation, unrequited love and parental loyalty … Lydia battles not only her vampire hunger but also to find her place in the world ? BBCWe’ve seen sexy vampires, scary vampires and psychic vampires, but never one quite like the one in this ambitious debut. Lydia is a 23-year-old, mixed-race artist whose appetite can only be sated with a tall serving of blood. With wit and a poet’s eye, Kohda examines cravings, desire and emptiness ? New York TimesThe most unusual, original and strikingly contemporary vampire novel to come along in years ? GuardianA vampire book that will scrub any trace of Twilight from your mind – Claire Kohda’s debut follows a young vampire dealing with all kinds of hunger: for acceptance, for artistic success, and for sushi ? Glamour US, Best Books for 2022A surefooted, art-filled and wholly 21st-century take on bloodsucking ? ObserverMeaningful and illuminating…. The vampire novel has been done many ways, but Woman, Eating, Claire Kohda’s intelligent and irreverent take, makes for an enjoyable read ? Sunday TimesWhat Stoker did for the vampire at the end of the nineteenth century, Claire Kohda does for it in our own era ? Times Literary SupplementA playful debut that pumps fresh blood into the horror genre… [It] playfully revitalises a tired tradition, riffing on its clichés while delivering a gripping contemporary fable about embracing difference and satisfying hunger ? The TimesThe way food wends its way throughout this piece is such a fascinating way to explore hunger, various appetites, and even identity. I regret to inform you that this one’s not out until the spring, but I believe it’s well worth the preorder ? Book RiotWoman, Eating puts a deliciously fresh spin on a vampire narrative, while mining serious themes of race, misogyny and body image with pitch-perfect subtlety ? WaterstonesKohda makes clever use of her premise to explore weighty topics-including cultural alienation, disordered eating, emotional abuse, sexual assault, the stressors of navigating adulthood, and caring for an aging parent-with sensitivity. Lydia’s achingly vulnerable first-person narration gains momentum as she achieves self-acceptance-and, ultimately, self-empowerment. Subversive and gratifying ? KirkusA delicate, consistently surprising riff on the vampire narrative, and a stealthy, subversive story of one young woman’s declaration of self ? Library Journal (starred)A delicious debut ? Publishers WeeklyWoman, Eating is a long-overdue recalibration of the genre: a brilliant, subversive inquiry into the very politics of desire and denial, and a twisted testament to the depths of female appetite ? The SkinnyThe book playfully revitalises a tired tradition, riffing on its clichés while delivering a gripping contemporary fable about embracing difference and satisfying hunger. ? The Times Claire Kohda is a writer and musician. She reviews books for publications including the Guardian and the TLS, specialising in books from and about East Asia. As a violinist, she has played with musicians and ensembles including Jessie Ware, RY X, Pete Tong, the London Contemporary Orchestra and The English Chamber Orchestra, and on various film soundtracks.

• Encuadernación Tapa blanda
• Autor/es Kohda, Claire
• ISBN13 9780349015637
• ISBN10 0349015635
• Páginas 256
• Año de Edición 2023
• Idioma Inglés