In exacting, elegant prose, Greenwell transcribes the strange dialects of desire, cementing his stature as one of our most vital living writers. In exacting, elegant prose, he transcribes the strange dialects of desire, cementing his stature as one of our most vital living writers. Garth Greenwell is the author of What Belongs To You, which won the British Book Award for Debut of the Year and was long-listed for the National Book Award. In a reflective mood, heightened by his imminent departure, he grapples with the intimate encounters that have marked his years abroad, each revealing startling insights about what it means to seek connection: with those we love, with the places we inhabit and with ourselves.Ĭhosen as a book of the year in the New Yorker, Daily Telegraph, Observer, New York Times, BBC, TIME and Irish Times. Cleanness revisits and expands the world of Garth Greenwell’s beloved debut, What Belongs to You, declared ‘an instant classic’ by the New York Times Book Review. Cleanness revisits and expands the world of Garth Greenwells beloved debut, What Belongs to You, declared 'an instant classic' by The New York Times Book Review. Soviet buildings crumble, unrelenting winds lash the city, political protesters flood the streets with song.Īmid this disquiet, a young American teacher prepares to leave the place he’s come to call home. ‘This is an exceptional work of fiction, which places Greenwell among the very best contemporary novelists’ – The iīulgaria’s capital, Sofia, stirs with hope and impending upheaval. In exacting, elegant prose, he transcribes the strange dialects of desire, cementing his stature as one of our most vital living writers. Written in precise, elegant prose, Garth Greenwell's Cleanness is an almost unbearably poignant book about a man whose life, like so many, has been transformed by the discovery and loss of love. Cleanness revisits and expands the world of Garth Greenwell's beloved debut, What Belongs to You, declared 'an instant classic' by The New York Times Book Review.
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