Devil House A Novel
Devil House A Novel by John Darnielle, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux on January 25, 2022, is a 416-page exploration of murder, truth, and the complexities of storytelling. The narrative follows Gage Chandler, a true crime writer who, after achieving some success, is offered a unique opportunity to move into a house where notorious murders took place during the 1980s. As he delves into the history of the crimes, Chandler confronts not only the chilling events of the past but also his own identity and the nature of his work.
Readers will find that Devil House intricately weaves elements of fiction, literary crime, and world literature, presenting a narrative that challenges the boundaries between fact and fiction. Darnielle’s ambitious storytelling invites reflection on memory and artistic obsession, as Chandler’s research leads him into unexpected revelations about himself and his craft. This edition, written in English, offers a thought-provoking journey through the complexities of narrative and the impact of storytelling on personal and collective histories.
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“It’s never quite the book you think it is. It’s better.” –Dwight Garner, The New York Times
From John Darnielle, the New York Times bestselling author and the singer-songwriter of the Mountain Goats, comes an epic, gripping novel about murder, truth, and the dangers of storytelling.
Gage Chandler is descended from kings. That’s what his mother always told him. Years later, he is a true crime writer, with one grisly success–and a movie adaptation–to his name, along with a series of subsequent less notable efforts. But now he is being offered the chance for the big break: to move into the house where a pair of briefly notorious murders occurred, apparently the work of disaffected teens during the Satanic Panic of the 1980s. Chandler finds himself in Milpitas, California, a small town whose name rings a bell–his closest childhood friend lived there, once upon a time. He begins his research with diligence and enthusiasm, but soon the story leads him into a puzzle he never expected–back into his own work and what it means, back to the very core of what he does and who he is.
Devil House is John Darnielle’s most ambitious work yet, a book that blurs the line between fact and fiction, that combines daring formal experimentation with a spellbinding tale of crime, writing, memory, and artistic obsession.
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