Peaces
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| Author | Helen Oyeyemi |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Slipstream[1] |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
Publication date | 1 April 2021 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (paperback), e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | 978-0-571-36658-3 (paperback) |
| 823/.92 | |
| LC Class | PR6115.Y49 P43 2021 |
Peaces is a 2021 novel by Helen Oyeyemi. The novel takes place on a train with several passengers.
Writing and composition
[edit]Oyeyemi has said the novel "[tries] to have a bit of back and forth with" Can Xue's novels Love In The New Millennium and The Last Lover as well as the writings of Carl Jung.[2] The work of British writer Barbara Comyns also influenced the novel.[3] The novel takes place on a fictional train,[4] called the "Lucky Day" and Oyeyemi was "keen" from the outset of writing the book that it would be a "train book".[5] While researching trains to write the book, Oyeyemi visited several of Ludwig II of Bavaria's castles.[6]
Critical reception
[edit]According to Book Marks, the book received a "rave" consensus, based on eighteen critics: eleven "rave" and seven "positive".[7] In the July/August 2021 issue of Bookmarks, the book was scored four out of five. The magazine's critical summary reads: "It is a compelling ride, but, the Toronto Star critic advises that readers must be willing "to buy into the oddity and bizarre scenarios the author infuses into the fibre of her story".[8][9]
Sara Cutaia, in a review published by the Chicago Review of Books, referred to the novel as "delightfully weird and deliciously eccentric".[10] Reviewers at other outlets, including NPR and Vox, also positively referred to the novel as "weird".[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ Manusos, Lyndsie. "Too Weird or Not Weird Enough: What is Slipstream?" Book Riot, 15 June 2021.
- ^ Ukiomogbe, Juliana (6 April 2021). "Helen Oyeyemi on Why Writing is Like "Inner Space Travel"". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Doll, Jen (5 February 2021). "Helen Oyeyemi Writes the Ups and Downs of Love". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Kleeman, Alexandra (6 April 2021). "Helen Oyeyemi's New Novel Is Not a Fairy Tale". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Iversen, Kristin (7 April 2021). "Helen Oyeyemi Finds the World of Her Novel on the Train". Literary Hub. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Shaw, Helen (29 March 2021). "The Queen of Fractured Fairy Tales". Vulture. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Peaces". Book Marks. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Peaces". Bookmarks. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Peaces". Bookmarks. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ Cutaia, Sara (7 April 2021). "A Wild Ride Through the Mind in "PEACES"". Chicago Review of Books. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Grady, Constance (8 April 2021). "Helen Oyeyemi's unsettling new novel Peaces starts weird and gets weirder". Vox. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Iglesias, Gabino (7 April 2021). "Too Many 'Peaces' Overload An Otherwise Entertaining Story". NPR.org. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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