Winner of the European Union Prize for Literature. A dazzling and strong contemporary female voice. For fans of Jenny Offill, Sarah Gerard, Clarice Lispector, and Renata Adler. Benová's original Slovak work has been translated into French, Italian, German, Arabic, Polish, Czech, Bulgarian, Croatian, Hungarian, and Macedonian. Benová's English-language debut.
"An elegant, postmodern fairy tale." —Jacob Hoefer, Bookseller, Labyrinth Books Away! Away! – a new novel from Jana Beňová, winner of the European Union Prize for Literature! Sometimes running away is the bravest option. Or, so believes Rosa, who ditches her husband and home and takes off on the road. Along the way, she encounters the owner of a puppet theater who’s on a mission to conquer the world with his performance of The Snow Queen . Which character from this old fairy tale will...
