Parade by Rachel Cusk
Midway through his life, the artist G starts painting upside down. In time, he even paints his wife in this unconventional manner, depicting her as unattractive. These paintings achieve great acclaim. In Paris, a woman is assaulted by a stranger in the street. Though the attacker flees, he pauses to gaze at her, as if stepping back to view his own creation. At twenty-two, the painter G leaves her home country to escape her parents' disapproval and start anew. Her work, however, still earns criticism from the man she later marries. When a mother passes away, her children grapple with her legacy—the stories she told, the roles she imposed, and the ways she withheld her affection. Her death brings a form of liberation.
"Parade" is a novel that challenges traditional storytelling conventions, pushing beyond the confines of identity, character, and plot to explore the life of G, an artist whose existence encompasses many lives. Rachel Cusk, a uniquely visionary writer, turns language on its head to reveal the world in its true essence.
Midway through his life, the artist G starts painting upside down. In time, he even paints his wife in this unconventional manner, depicting her as unattractive. These paintings achieve great acclaim. In Paris, a woman is assaulted by a stranger in the street. Though the attacker flees, he pauses to gaze at her, as if stepping back to view his own creation. At twenty-two, the painter G leaves her home country to escape her parents' disapproval and start anew. Her work, however, still earns criticism from the man she later marries. When a mother passes away, her children grapple with her legacy—the stories she told, the roles she imposed, and the ways she withheld her affection. Her death brings a form of liberation.
"Parade" is a novel that challenges traditional storytelling conventions, pushing beyond the confines of identity, character, and plot to explore the life of G, an artist whose existence encompasses many lives. Rachel Cusk, a uniquely visionary writer, turns language on its head to reveal the world in its true essence.
Midway through his life, the artist G starts painting upside down. In time, he even paints his wife in this unconventional manner, depicting her as unattractive. These paintings achieve great acclaim. In Paris, a woman is assaulted by a stranger in the street. Though the attacker flees, he pauses to gaze at her, as if stepping back to view his own creation. At twenty-two, the painter G leaves her home country to escape her parents' disapproval and start anew. Her work, however, still earns criticism from the man she later marries. When a mother passes away, her children grapple with her legacy—the stories she told, the roles she imposed, and the ways she withheld her affection. Her death brings a form of liberation.
"Parade" is a novel that challenges traditional storytelling conventions, pushing beyond the confines of identity, character, and plot to explore the life of G, an artist whose existence encompasses many lives. Rachel Cusk, a uniquely visionary writer, turns language on its head to reveal the world in its true essence.