That’s the simple genius of what he’s doing.” Perhaps Clear is a magic act—because this essentially empty novel was long-listed for the Booker Prize. Kudos to Barker for pulling that off. The novel itself is another story. MORE BY NICOLA BARKER. Fiction. THE CAULIFLOWER. by Nicola Barker Fiction. DARKMANS. by Nicola Barker. · On September 5, , illusionist David Blaine entered a small Perspex box adjacent to London's Thames River and began starving himself. Forty-four days later. · Clear. by Nicola Barker. pp, 4th Estate, £ It can't have escaped anyone's notice that last September a black-clad, year-old American multimillionaire incarcerated himself in Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.
In a Christmas round-up, I described Nicola Barker's Booker long-listed box of tricks as "the hippest literary novel of the year" - a quote that you'll find on the cover of the paperback. Yes, I. The hypocrisy?Nicola Barker fearlessly crams all that and more into this ribald and outrageous peep show of a novel, her most irreverent, caustic, up-to-the-minute work yet, laying bare the heart of our contemporary world, a world of illusion, delusion, celebrity and hunger. Book Group: Ciar Byrne reviews 'Clear' by Nicola Barker Witty snapshot misses the mark. Friday 02 September comments. Article bookmarked.
Clear. by Nicola Barker. pp, 4th Estate, £ It can't have escaped anyone's notice that last September a black-clad, year-old American multimillionaire incarcerated himself in a. Clear by Nicola Barker Fourth Estate £, pp For the first 50 pages of this novel, I was, like, really, annoyed. 'What's with all the italics?'I wanted to shout. Can't be necessary in. Perhaps Clear is a magic act—because this essentially empty novel was long-listed for the Booker Prize. by Nicola Barker Questions? Call us!
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