Dec '19 Notable Books: Jeff VanderMeer, Olaf Olafsson & Perumal Murugan
A monthly series on the most interesting upcoming book releases...
The Sacrament - Olaf Olafsson (Dec. 3) - The haunting, vivid story of a nun whose past returns to her in unexpected ways, all while investigating a mysterious death and a series of harrowing abuse claims.
Dead Astronauts - Jeff VanderMeer (Dec. 3) - Jeff VanderMeer's Dead Astronauts presents a City with no name of its own where, in the shadow of the all-powerful Company, lives human and otherwise converge in terrifying and miraculous ways. At stake: the fate of the future, the fate of Earth – all the Earths.
The Story of a Goat - Perumal Murugan (Dec. 10) - Poonachi is the story of a goat who carries the burden of being different all her life, of a she-goat who survives against the odds. It is equally an expression of solidarity with the animal world and the female condition. The tale is also a commentary on our times, on the choices we make as a society and a nation, and the increasing vulnerability of individuals, particularly writers and artists, who resist when they are pressed to submit.
(Blurbs reproduced verbatim from Goodreads.)
The Sacrament - Olaf Olafsson (Dec. 3) - The haunting, vivid story of a nun whose past returns to her in unexpected ways, all while investigating a mysterious death and a series of harrowing abuse claims.
Dead Astronauts - Jeff VanderMeer (Dec. 3) - Jeff VanderMeer's Dead Astronauts presents a City with no name of its own where, in the shadow of the all-powerful Company, lives human and otherwise converge in terrifying and miraculous ways. At stake: the fate of the future, the fate of Earth – all the Earths.
The Story of a Goat - Perumal Murugan (Dec. 10) - Poonachi is the story of a goat who carries the burden of being different all her life, of a she-goat who survives against the odds. It is equally an expression of solidarity with the animal world and the female condition. The tale is also a commentary on our times, on the choices we make as a society and a nation, and the increasing vulnerability of individuals, particularly writers and artists, who resist when they are pressed to submit.
(Blurbs reproduced verbatim from Goodreads.)
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