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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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Titre
What I'd Rather Not Think about
Sous-titre
Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024
Langue
Anglais
Publié
2023
Format
souple
Pages
224
ISBN13
9781957363356
Séries
Première publication
2020
Titre original
Waar ik liever niet aan denk
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3,7 sur 5
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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.