The Unloved
The Unloved by Deborah Levy is a novel published by Penguin Books in 2014, featuring 208 pages in English. The story unfolds as a group of hedonistic West European tourists gathers to celebrate Christmas in a remote French chateau, where the brutal murder of an Englishwoman disrupts their festivities. The investigation into her death leads to deeper explorations of love, rage, and desire, revealing the complexities of human relationships against a backdrop of historical events.
Readers will find a narrative that intertwines elements of mystery and crime, focusing on the eerie child Tatiana, who claims to know the murderer. The Unloved delves into themes of insatiable desire and concealed truths, offering insights into the darker aspects of human nature. This edition presents a thought-provoking examination of the events that have shaped both European and African histories, inviting reflection on the implications of hidden realities.
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A hypnotising summer novel from the twice Booker-shortlisted author of Hot Milk and Swimming Home
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A group of hedonistic West European tourists gather to celebrate Christmas in a remote French chateau. Then an Englishwoman is brutally murdered, and the sad, eerie child Tatiana declares she knows who did it.
The subsequent inquiry into the death proves to be more of an investigation into the nature of love, insatiable rage and sadistic desire. The Unloved offers a bold and revealing look at some of the events that shaped European and African history, and the perils of a future founded on concealed truth.
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‘Brave and brilliant, measured and lyrical’ Independent
‘Levy’s prose throbs its way into the imagination’ Observer
‘Startling, compelling, cool’ The Times
‘Levy’s sense of dramatic form is unerring, and her precise, dispassionate prose effortlessly summons people and landscapes’ New Yorker
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