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What I'd Rather Not Think about

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024

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Exploring the complex bond between twins, the narrative delves into the aftermath of one brother's suicide as seen through the eyes of his sister. Reflecting on their childhood and adult lives, she recounts his pursuit of happiness, marked by struggles with depression and a search for identity within various relationships and the Bhagwan movement. Through brief, poignant vignettes infused with humor and melancholy, the story captures the sister's conflicting feelings of love, resentment, and profound loss as she grapples with her brother's choices and absence.

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What I'd Rather Not Think about, Jente Posthuma

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2023
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Ondertitel
Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024
Taal
Engels
Jaar van publicatie
2023
Formaat
Paperback
Aantal pagina's
224
ISBN13
9781957363356
Reeks
Eerste editie
2020
Oorspronkelijke titel
Waar ik liever niet aan denk
Beoordeling
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Exploring the complex bond between twins, the narrative delves into the aftermath of one brother's suicide as seen through the eyes of his sister. Reflecting on their childhood and adult lives, she recounts his pursuit of happiness, marked by struggles with depression and a search for identity within various relationships and the Bhagwan movement. Through brief, poignant vignettes infused with humor and melancholy, the story captures the sister's conflicting feelings of love, resentment, and profound loss as she grapples with her brother's choices and absence.