Avalon
Person: Zink, Nell
Year: 2023
Language: English
Duration: 381 min
Expected to be available from: Mar 19, 2025
- Contents:
- Bran's Southern California upbringing is anything but traditional. After her mother abandons her and joins a Buddhist colony, Bran is raised by her 'common-law stepfather' on Bourdon Farms - a plant nursery that doubles as a cover for a biker gang. She spends her days tending plants, slogging through high school and imagining what life could be if she had been born to a different family. Then she meets Peter-a charming, troubled college student from the East Coast - who launches his teaching career by initiating her into the world of art. The two begin a seemingly doomed long-distance relationship as Bran searches for meaning in her own surroundings. She knows how to survive, but now she must learn how to live. 'Zink is a comic writer par excellence.' New Yorker 'An extraordinary talent.' Daily Telegraph
Nell Zink left Southern California for eastern Virginia in 1972, aged eight. After completing a B.A. in philosophy at the College of William and Mary, she worked mostly as a secretary, with stints in masonry, technical writing, and translating. Her books include The Wallcreeper, Mislaid,Private Novelist, Nicotine, and Doxology, and her writing has appeared in n+1, Granta, and Harper's Magazine.
Title Information
Title: Avalon
Person: Zink, Nell
contributor: Bolding, Justis Zink, Nell
Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571377510
Category: Literature & Entertainment
File size: 250 MB
Format: eAudio Stream
Loan period: 14 days