Fatboy Fall Down
Rabindranath Maharaj
(Author)
Description
Winner of the 2019 Foreword Indies Silver Medal for Literary Fiction "Heavy yet rewarding, Maharaj's novel is a reminder that resilience takes many forms -- and that most exceed our naming." -- Kirkus Reviews A heartrending novel about one man's search for meaning in a difficult life A child ridiculed for his weight, a son overshadowed by a favored brother, a husband who falls short of his wife's ambitions, an old man with a broken heart... As Orbits's life passes, he doggedly pursues a simple dream -- a little place in the country where a family might thrive -- while wondering if he can ever shake free of the tragedies that seem to define him. Fatboy Fall Down is the lush and heartbreaking musings of a man trying to understand his place in the world. Though shot through with sadness, Fatboy Fall Down is also full of surprising moments of wry humor, and Rabindranath Maharaj's deft touch underscores the resilience of the human spirit.
Product Details
Price
$15.95
$14.83
Publisher
Misfit Book
Publish Date
April 09, 2019
Pages
272
Dimensions
5.4 X 8.4 X 0.7 inches | 0.7 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781770414525
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Rabindranath Maharaj is the author of seven novels and three short story collections. His fifth novel, The Amazing Absorbing Boy, won both the Toronto Book Award and the Trillium Fiction Prize. In 2013, Maharaj was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. He resides in Ajax, Ontario.
Reviews
"Heavy yet rewarding, Maharaj's novel is a reminder that resilience takes many forms -- and that most exceed our naming." -- Kirkus Reviews
"In Fatboy Fall Down, Orbits gazes into the distance, hoping to escape the reality of who and where he is and what it all means." -- Foreword Reviews
"The vividness of island life, so richly conveyed, adds to the depth of this remarkable character study."--Booklist