{"product_id":"real-life-paperback-1","title":"Real Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdeline Dieudonné\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRoland Glasser\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen the innocence of fairy tales meets the terror of a Stephen King thriller...\u003cbr\u003e This international bestseller by French author Adeline Dieudonn  is one girl's bitingly funny coming-of-age tale within a violent, savage family.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At home there are four bedrooms: one for her, one for her little brother Sam, one for her parents, and one for the carcasses. Her father is a big-game hunter, a powerful predator, and her mother is submissive to her violent husband's demands. The young narrator spends the days with Sam, playing in the shells of cars dumped for scrap and listening out for the melody of the ice-cream truck, until a brutal accident shatters their world. The uncompromising pen of Adeline Dieudonn  wields flashes of brilliance as she brings her characters to life in a world that is both dark and sensual. This breathtaking debut is a sharp and funny coming-of-age tale in which reality and fantasy collide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fierce and poetic debut on surviving the wilderness of family life At home there are four bedrooms: one for her, one for her little brother Sam, one for her parents, and one for the carcasses. Her father is a big-game hunter, a powerful predator, and her mother is submissive to her violent husband's demands. The young narrator spends the days with Sam, playing in the shells of cars dumped for scrap and listening out for the melody of the ice-cream truck, until a brutal accident shatters their world. The uncompromising pen of Adeline Dieudonné wields flashes of brilliance as she brings her characters to life in a world that is both dark and sensual. This breathtaking debut is a sharp and funny coming-of-age tale in which reality and fantasy collide. 'A sense of rhythm, hard-hitting words, and vitriolic humor' COLINE SERREAU, director of Chaos 'Bitter, raw and fast-paced: a tale that's filled with a hunger for life.' LA LIBRE BELGIQUE 'Don't miss out on this debut novel, both cruel and fierce. Adeline Dieudonné makes her entry into literature like a warrior.' LE NOUVEL OBSERVATEUR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdeline Dieudonné \u003c\/b\u003e lives in Brussels. \u003ci\u003eReal Life\u003c\/i\u003e, her debut novel, was published in France in Autumn 2018 and has since been awarded most of the major French literary prizes: the prestigious Prix du Roman FNAC, the Prix Rossel, the Prix Renaudot des Lycéens, the Prix Goncourt―Le Choix de la Belgique, the Prix des Étoiles du Parisien, the Prix Première Plume, and the Prix Filigrane, a French prize for a work of high literary quality with wide appeal. Dieudonné also performs as a stand-up comedian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 266\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770390184224,"sku":"9781642860474","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3d3cbc2b0d729c4eb6edb48f72b86d47.webp?v=1780370747","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/real-life-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}