Open Throat - Henry Hoke
Henry Hoke
- Pages · 176 pages
- Publication Date · 04/07/2024
- Genre · Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction'An instant classic' - The GuardianI'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
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