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Bina : a novel in warnings /

My name is Bina and I'm a very busy woman. That's Bye-na, not Beena. I don't know who Beena is but I expect she's having a happy life. I don't know who you are, or the state of your life. But if you've come all this way here to listen to me, your life will undoubtedly g...

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Main Authors: Schofield, Anakana, 1971-
Published: Fleet,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: 2021.
©2019
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Paperback edition.
Subjects:
Older women > Ireland > Fiction.
Best friends > Death > Fiction.
Grief > Fiction.
Euthanasia > Fiction.
Political activists > Fiction.
Abused women > Fiction.
Police patrol > Surveillance operations > Fiction.
Women > Fiction.
Violence in men > Fiction.
Truth > Fiction.
Femmes âgées > Irlande > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Amis > Mort > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Chagrin > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Euthanasie > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Activistes > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Femmes victimes de violence > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Surveillance policière > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Femmes > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Violence chez l'homme > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Vérité > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Political activists.
Police patrol > Surveillance operations.
Older women.
Grief.
Euthanasia.
Abused women.
Truth.
Violence in men.
Women.
Ireland.
Black humor.
Fiction.
Humour noir.
Summary: My name is Bina and I'm a very busy woman. That's Bye-na, not Beena. I don't know who Beena is but I expect she's having a happy life. I don't know who you are, or the state of your life. But if you've come all this way here to listen to me, your life will undoubtedly get worse. I'm here to warn you ... So begins this 'novel in warnings' - an unforgettable tour de force in the voice of an ordinary-extraordinary woman who has simply had enough. Through the character of Bina, who is writing out her story on the backs of discarded envelopes, Anakana Schofield filters a complex moral universe filled with humour and sadness, love and rage, and the consolations, obligations and mysteries of lifelong friendship. A work of great power, skill, and transformative empathy from a unique and astonishing writer.
Item Description: Originally published in Canada in 2019 by Alfred A. Knopf Canada.
Originally published in Great Britain in 2020 by Fleet (hardcover edition).
Carrier Form: 313 pages ; 20 cm
Awards: Shortlist, Goldsmiths Prize, 2020
ISBN: 9780349726441
0349726442
Index Number: PR9199
CLC: I711.45
Call Number: I711.45/S367-1

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