Magma : a novel
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Matich, Meg, translator.
Published
New York : Black Cat, 2021.
Edition
First edition., First Grove Atlantic paperback edition.
Status
Rapid City Public Library - Fiction - Adult
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Published
New York : Black Cat, 2021.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition., First Grove Atlantic paperback edition.
Physical Desc
194 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
UPC
40030688847

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"Originally published in Icelandic in 2019 as Kvika by Forlagid Agency, Reykjavik."
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"Twenty-year-old Lilja is in love. As a young university student, she is quickly smitten with the intelligent, beautiful young man from school who quotes Derrida and reads Latin and cooks balanced vegetarian meals. Before she even realizes, she's moved in with him, living in his cramped apartment, surrounded by sour towels and flat Diet Cokes. As the newfound intimacy of sharing a shower and a bed fuels her desire to please her partner, his quiet and pervasive manipulations start to unravel her. In an era of pornification, his acts of nearly imperceptible abuse continue to mount as their relationship develops. Lilja wants to hold onto him, take care of him and be the perfect lover. But in order to do so, she gradually lets go of her boundaries and concurrently starts to lose her sense of self. With astounding clarity and restraint, Hjörleifsdóttir sheds light on the commonplace undercurrents of violence that so often go undetected in romantic relationships. She deftly illustrates the failings of our culture in recognizing symptoms of cruelty, and in powerful, poetic prose depicts the unspooling of a tender-hearted woman desperate to love well."--

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Þóra Hjörleifsdóttir., & Matich, M. (2021). Magma: a novel (First edition.). Black Cat.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Þóra Hjörleifsdóttir, 1986- and Meg, Matich. 2021. Magma: A Novel. Black Cat.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Þóra Hjörleifsdóttir, 1986- and Meg, Matich. Magma: A Novel Black Cat, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Þóra Hjörleifsdóttir, and Meg Matich. Magma: A Novel First edition., Black Cat, 2021.

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