Shy A Novel
Shy, a novel by Max Porter, is set to be published by Graywolf Press on June 4, 2024. This edition spans 136 pages and is presented in English. The narrative centers on a troubled teenage boy navigating a few strange hours filled with guilt, rage, and imagination. As he wanders into the night, he grapples with the voices in his head, including those of his teachers and parents, while escaping from a home for disturbed young men.
In Shy, readers will encounter a poignant exploration of boyhood, delving into themes of psychological struggle and the complexities of growing up. The story captures the tension between mischievous wonder and darker impulses, as the protagonist confronts his past and contemplates his future. This novel continues Porter’s examination of youth, following his previous works, and offers a lyrical and introspective look at the challenges faced by young men.
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A novel about guilt, rage, imagination, and boyhood, about being lost in the dark and learning you’re not alone, soon to be adapted as the major motion picture STEVE, starring Cillian Murphy
This is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a troubled teenage boy.
You mustn’t do that to yourself Shy. You mustn’t hurt yourself like that.
He is wandering into the night listening to the voices in his head: his teachers, his parents, the people he has hurt and the people who are trying to love him.
Got your special meds, nutcase?
He is escaping Last Chance, a home for “very disturbed young men,” and walking into the haunted space between his night terrors, his past, and the heavy question of his future.
The night is huge and it hurts.
In Shy, Max Porter extends the excavation of boyhood that began with Grief Is the Thing with Feathers and continued with Lanny. But here he asks: How does mischievous wonder and anarchic energy curdle into something more disturbing and violent? Shy is a bravura, lyric, music-besotted performance by one of the great writers of his generation.
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