Overview
Shortlisted for the 2020 Costa Book Awards A small masterpiece of compression and containment, Peace Talks tells the story of one man's grief, the tribulations of the human heart, and our longing for peace. Edvard Behrends is a highly regarded senior diplomat who has made his reputation as a mediator in international peace negotiations. In his latest post, he has been sent to a resort hotel in the Tyrol. High up on this mountain, the air is bright and clear. When he isn't working, Edvard reads, walks, listens to music. He confides in no one--no one but his wife Anna. Anna, whom he loves with all his heart; Anna, always present and yet forever absent. Reminiscent of Robert Seethaler's work in its formal elegance and emotional heft, of Rachel Cusk's novels in the precision and tenacity of its prose, and of David Szalay's writing in its abiding preoccupations, Finch's new novel is a work of great depth, honesty, wit, beauty, and enduring importance.
Full Product Details
Author: Tim Finch
Publisher: Europa Editions
Imprint: Europa Editions
Dimensions:
Width: 13.20cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 20.60cm
Weight: 0.181kg
ISBN: 9781609456160
ISBN 10: 1609456165
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 06 October 2020
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Praise for Peace Talks Laced with humor and sadness, this is an intimate account of what it means to make peace, both with others and with oneself. --Colum McCann, author of Apeirogon What we are reading in Edvard's personal peace talk are the words that fill his own silence...Peace Talks is a feat of telling this nothing, of articulating the mundanity and penetrating the emptiness of grief. --Emily Rhodes, The Spectator Praise for The House of the Journalists An ambitious, black-hued satire . . . Lingers in the imagination. --Olivia Laing, New Statesman Evocative and clever. --New York Times A strange but oddly effective mixture of often-light comedy and often-brutal reportage from the front line against tyranny. --Harry Ritchie, Daily Mail Savagely funny. --Metro An astonishingly good book. --Emerald Street
Praise for Tim Finch's The House of the Journalists An ambitious, black-hued satire . . . Lingers in the imagination. --Olivia Laing, New Statesman Evocative and clever. --New York Times A strange but oddly effective mixture of often-light comedy and often-brutal reportage from the front line against tyranny. --Harry Ritchie, Daily Mail Savagely funny. --Metro An astonishingly good book. --Emerald Street
Author Information
Tim Finch is a leading campaigner and writer on refugee and migrant issues. He formerly worked as a director for the Refugee Council, and has founded two charities, among them Sponsor Refugees. As well as working as a senior political journalist at the BBC, he has broadcast frequently on Channel 4, Al Jazeera and CNN. He is the author of two novels, The House of Journalists (FSG, 2013), and Peace Talks (Europa, 2020).
