Parade A Novel
Parade, a novel by Rachel Cusk, is set to be published by Picador on June 17, 2025. This 208-page work explores the life of an artist named G, who undergoes a transformative journey that challenges traditional storytelling conventions. The narrative delves into themes of identity, relationships, and the complexities of motherhood, presenting a multifaceted view of G’s experiences as she navigates her artistic and personal life.
Readers will encounter a rich tapestry of events, including G’s unconventional painting methods and the impact of her relationships on her art. The story also touches on significant moments, such as a woman’s confrontation with violence in Paris and the legacy left by a deceased mother. Through these interconnected narratives, Parade examines the intricate dynamics of friendship and familial bonds, offering insights into the human experience. This edition is presented in English and invites readers to engage with Cusk’s distinctive literary style.
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Winner of the Goldsmiths Prize
Named a Best Book of the Year (So Far) by The New Yorker and Vulture
From Rachel Cusk, author of the Outline trilogy, comes this startling, exhilarating novel that once again expands the notion of what fiction can be and do.
Midway through his life, the artist G begins to paint upside down. Eventually, he paints his wife upside down. He also makes her ugly. The paintings are a great success.
In Paris, a woman is attacked by a stranger in the street. Her attacker flees, but not before turning around to contemplate her victim, like an artist stepping back from a canvas.
At the age of twenty-two, the painter G leaves home for a new life in another country, far from the disapproval of her parents. Her paintings attract the disapproval of the man she later marries.
When a mother dies, her children confront her legacy: the stories she told, the roles she assigned to them, the ways she withheld her love. Her death is a kind of freedom.
Parade is a novel that demolishes the conventions of storytelling. It surges past the limits of identity, character, and plot to tell the story of G, an artist whose life contains many lives. Rachel Cusk is a writer and visionary like no other, who turns language upside down to show us our world as it really is.
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