Kick the latch
Scanlan, Kathryn, 1980-2023
Book
"Kathryn Scanlan's Kick the Latch vividly captures the arc of one woman's life at the racetrack--the flat land and ramshackle backstretch; the bad feelings and friction; the winner's circle and the racetrack bar; the fancy suits and fancy boots; and the "particular language" of "grooms, jockeys, trainers, racing secretaries, stewards, pony people, hotwalkers, everybody"--with economy and integrity. Based on transcribed interviews with Sonia, a horse trainer, the novel investigates form and authenticity in a feat of synthesis reminiscent of Charles Reznikoff's Testimony. As Scanlan puts it, "I wanted to preserve--amplify, exaggerate--Sonia's idiosyncratic speech, her bluntness, her flair as a storyteller. I arrived at what you could call a composite portrait of a self." Whittled down with a fiercely singular artistry, Kick the Latch bangs out of the starting gate and carries the reader on a careening joyride around the inside track"-- Provided by publisher.
Main title:
Kick the latch / Kathryn Scanlan.
Author:
Scanlan, Kathryn, 1980-, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Daunt Books Originals, 2023.©2022
Collation:
129 pages ; 19 cm
Notes:
"First published in 2022 by New Directions Books, New York"--Title page verso.
ISBN:
9781914198250 (pbk)9781914198250 (paperback)
Dewey class:
813.6
LC class:
PS3619.C263
Language:
English
BRN:
758073
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Melbourne Library | Fiction | SCAN | On loan - Due: 13 Jul 2026 |
| narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services | Fiction | SCAN | Available |
| North Melbourne Library | Fiction | SCAN | Available |