The Suicide of Claire Bishop
Carmiel Banasky
(Author)
Description
The Suicide of Claire Bishop is a dazzling debut, evocative of Michael Cunningham's The Hours (and Virginia Woolf's classic Mrs. Dalloway), as well as Donna Tartt's bestseller The Goldfinch. With high stakes that reach across American history, Carmiel Banasky effortlessly juggles balls of madness, art theft, and Time itself, holding the reader in a thrall of language and personal consequences. Daring, sexy, emotional, The Suicide of Claire Bishop heralds Banasky as an important new talent.
Product Details
| Publisher | Dzanc Books |
| Publish Date | September 15, 2015 |
| Pages | 280 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781938103087 |
| Dimensions | 8.5 X 5.5 X 1.3 inches | 1.3 pounds |
About the Author
Reviews
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Banasky writes beautifully and with great empathy."
--Kirkus Reviews
"A twisty, satisfying story about truth and madness. ... Fans of Siri Hustvedt's The Blazing World and Judith Claire Mitchell's A Reunion of Ghosts have a treat in store."
--Foreword Reviews
"This thriller of a debut novel by Carmiel Banasky throws any tired stereotype about women's fiction right out the window. Intellectually provocative and elegantly rhapsodic, The Suicide of Claire Bishop celebrates the arrival of an uncommonly ambitious and inventive writer."
--Ploughshares
"Daring, precise, and linguistically acrobatic, this novel brings a history of America alive, from the war protests in the sixties to turn-of-the-twenty-first-century art theft. A fearless portrayal of madness and its consequences, Carmiel Banasky's debut novel tracks the life of a suicidal housewife and her unlikely, schizophrenic counterpart. This is a new writer to savor, reminiscent of Nicole Krauss, Michael Chabon, and Andy Sean Greer."
--Colum McCann, National Book Award-winning author of Let the Great World Spin
"Vivid, strange and always compelling, The Suicide of Claire Bishop weaves together art, politics and the specter of madness in an unforgettable New York story. Carmiel Banasky, a writer like no other, is a talent to watch."
--Claire Messud, author of The Emperor's Children and The Woman Upstairs
"A magnificent, astute debut that portends greatness, The Suicide of Claire Bishop whisks us through one of the most epic eras of American history. While her heroic scope rivals that of The Goldfinch and her boldly lush storytelling nods to Let the Great World Spin, Carmiel Banasky's pages unfurl with an intense artistry all their own. A fantastically captivating and beautifully rendered book!" -
--Claire Vaye Watkins, author of Battleborn and Gold Fame Citrus
"The Suicide of Claire Bishop - a story of obsession and art, haunted and complex - is amazing, and Banasky's descriptive skills are extraordinary. Not to be missed."
--Andrew Sean Greer, author of The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells
Earn by promoting books
