21 Church Street
Falmouth
TR11 3EG
01326 312873

Open throat

£9.99

A mountain lion is on the brink of starvation in the urban landscape of Los Angeles. As it observes the city’s perilous beauty and confronts climate change, inequality and love, the animal asks itself: does it want to eat a human, or become one?

In stock

Description

Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction

‘An instant classic’ – The Guardian

I’ve never eaten a person but today I might . . .

A queer and dangerously hungry mountain lion lives in the drought-devastated land under the Hollywood sign, overlooking the city that humans call ‘ellay’.

Lonely and fascinated by humanity’s foibles, the lion spends their days grappling with the complexities of their own identity, and ultimately the question: Do they want to eat a person, or become one?

‘A bloody masterpiece.’ – Melissa Broder, author of The Pisces

‘Witty, emotional and gripping, Open Throat is a short but savage thrill ride’ – The Independent

Open Throat is Bret Easton Ellis meets mountain lion in the Hollywood Hills . . . it already has people talking’ – The Sunday Times

Additional information

Weight 0.128 kg
Dimensions 19.7 × 12.9 × 1.3 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

176

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

813.6 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K