Max Porter

Premio Dylan Thomas «Max Porter es un escritor extremadamente libre y generoso. Ácido y juguetón a la vez que profundamente punzante».Irene Solà «De vez en cuando, muy de vez en cuando, tomas un lib

In a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mothers sudden death. Their father, a Ted Hughes scholar and scruffy romantic, imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness. In this moment of despair they are visited by Crow - antagonist, trickster, healer, babysitter. This sentimental bird is drawn to the grieving family and threatens to stay until they no longer need him. This extraordinary debut, full of unexpected humour and emotional truth, marks the arrival of a thrilling and significant new talent.

I thank the moon for the night time I thank the sun for the day I thank my boots for knowing the waya There is so much to be thankful for In this happy and hopeful picture book for the very young we see the world through a childa s eyes as he thanks all of the things that give him joy a the sun his bicycle the jelly in his bowl and so much more Jarvis creates beautiful collage art in this first book of gratitude a book that inspires children to think about what they might like to say thank you to too

Its Going to be a Bright New Day: Would You Rather, with Bonnie Prince Billy is Max Porter asking Will Oldham questions. Will Oldham has to say whether he would rather one thing, or another. Many topics are covered, including music, sex, cuisine, literature and travel. Some people believe that the Would You Rather format is better suited to a long car journey than a pamphlet, but we disagree. It works just fine on the page. More than that, its very interesting and occasionally profound.

Winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize 2016. Short-listed for The Goldsmiths Prize 2015. Short-listed for the Guardian First Book Award 2015. "Dazzlingly good ...Anyone who has ever loved someone, or lost someone, or both, will be gripped by it. It''s very sad and very funny." (Robert Macfarlane). "In this slyly funny and thrillingly original work, Max Porter somehow pulls a brand new story out of the darkest despair." (Jenny Offill). "I''m not sure I''ve read anything like Max Porter''s book before. It stunned me, full of beauty, hilarity, and thick black darkness. It will stay with me for a very long time." (Evie Wyld). In a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother''s sudden death. Their father, a Ted Hughes scholar and scruffy romantic, imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness. In this moment of despair they are visited by Crow - antagonist, trickster, healer, babysitter. This sentimental bird is drawn to the grieving family and threatens to stay until they no longer need him. As weeks turn to months and the pain of loss gives way to memories, the little unit of three starts to heal. In this extraordinary debut - part novella, part polyphonic fable, part essay on grief - Max Porter''s compassion and bravura style combine to dazzling effect. Full of unexpected humour and profound emotional truth, Grief Is the Thing with Feathers marks the arrival of a thrilling new talent.

La rutina d''un poble dels voltants del Londres actual es trenca quan desapareix un nen. Mentre el busquen, un misteriós personatge espia la mesquinesa de la gent que forma la comunitat.Lanny es un xaval peculiar, que sempre juga sol i li agrada estar-se al bosc. La seva mare, una escriptora de novel·la negra, proposa a Pete, un esquerp artista jubilat, que faci al nen classes de dibuix. Entre ells sorgeix una gran complicitat, fins que Lanny desapareix i el vell es assenyalat com el principal sospitos d''un segrest o assassinat. El drama que pateix la petita comunitat on viuen tots els personatges es observat per un intrigant esperit ancestral, que es conegut com Papamort Orobancaci i te la capacitat d''escoltar alhora totes les converses dels vilatans. Es mort, en Lanny? "No sembla possible que un mateix llibre et deixi glaçat, et commogui profundament i tingui un ritme endimoniat." Kamila Shamsie"L''escriptura es astoradora i profundament impactant. Es un llibre que defuig qualsevol categoria." Nathan Filer

A devastating story told with the anarchy, the humour and the enchantment Max Porter's readers will recognise from Grief Is the Thing with Feathers.Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2019Not far from London, there is a village.This village belongs to the people who live in it and to those who lived in it hundreds of years ago. It belongs to England's mysterious past and its confounding present.It belongs to Mad Pete, the grizzled artist. To ancient Peggy, gossiping at her gate. To families dead for generations, and to those who have only recently moved here.But it also belongs to Dead Papa Toothwort who has woken from his slumber in the woods. Dead Papa Toothwort, who is listening to them all.Chimerical, audacious, strange and wonderful - a song to difference and imagination, to friendship, youth and love, Lanny is the globally anticipated new novel from Max Porter.

From the bestselling author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny, Shy is a novel about guilt, rage, imagination and boyhood. It is about being lost in the dark, and realising you are not alone.Max Porter is one of my favourite writers in the world. George SaundersBeautiful and haunting. Kevin BarryThe strangest, most beguiling and affecting of all his books. Ian RankinA miracle of language. Irish TimesThis is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a troubled teenage boy.You mustnt do that to yourself Shy. You mustnt hurt yourself like that.He is wandering into the night listening to the voices in his head: his teachers, his parents, the people he has hurt and the people who are trying to love him.Got your special meds, nutcase?He is escaping Last Chance, a home for very disturbed young men, and walking into the haunted space between his night terrors, his past and the heavy question of his future.An act of humanity and grace, heightened by its distinctive form and artistry. Telegraph

Um comovente romance experimental centrado nas angústias e dilemas adolescentesInglaterra, 1995. Shy, 16 anos, carrega um currículo precoce de violência, excessos e arrependimentos. Expulso de escola

A bold and brilliant short work by the author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny. Madrid. Unfinished.Man Dying.A great painter lies on his deathbed.Max Porter translates into seven extraordinary written pictures the explosive final workings of the artists mind.

From the author of Grief Is the Thing with Feathers The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller Longlisted for the Booker PrizeBooks this good dont come along very often. Maggie OFarrellA magically beguiling work, a triumph.Financial TimesA thing of total joy . . . thrums with rhythm and life.ObserverNot far from London, there is a village. This village belongs to the people who live in it and to those who lived in it hundreds of years ago. It belongs to Englands mysterious past and its confounding present. It belongs to families dead for generations, and to those who have only recently moved here, such as the boy Lanny, and his mum and dad.But it also belongs to Dead Papa Toothwort, who has woken from his slumber in the woods. Dead Papa Toothwort, who is listening to them all.Startling, moving and overwhelming . . . Wonderful.Daily TelegraphA devastating, disquieting and exhilarating book.PsychologiesStunning and deeply affecting. Nathan FilerA remarkable feat of literary virtuosity.Sunday Times

** Order Shy, the Sunday Times number one bestseller from Max Porter, now ** A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 100 NOVEL OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURYWinner of the 2016 International Dylan Thomas Prize and the Sunday Times/Peter, Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year award and shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and the Goldsmiths Prize.Amazing and unforgettable.THE TIMESDazzlingly good. ROBERT MACFARLANEUnlike anything Ive read before.GUARDIANCaptivating, poetic, and surprising.CILLIAN MURPHY In a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mothers sudden death. Their father, a Ted Hughes scholar and scruffy romantic, imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness. In this moment of despair they are visited by Crow - antagonist, trickster, healer, babysitter. This sentimental bird is drawn to the grieving family and threatens to stay until they no longer need him. This extraordinary debut, full of unexpected humour and emotional truth, marks the arrival of a thrilling and significant new talent.

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR NETFLIX FILM STEVE STARRING CILLIAN MURPHY Max Porter is one of my favourite writers in the world.GEORGE SAUNDERSBeautiful and haunting. KEVIN BARRYThe strangest, most beguiling and affecting of all his books.IAN RANKINA miracle of language.IRISH TIMESThis is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a teenage boy. He is wandering into the night listening to the voices in his head: his teachers, his parents, the people he has hurt and the people who are trying to love him. He is feeling a little sorry for himself. Shy is a novel about imagination, guilt and boyhood. It is about being lost in the dark, and realising you are not alone.Contemporary fictions bard of ugly beauty and exultant despair.NEW YORKERAn act of humanity and grace, heightened by its distinctive form and artistry.TELEGRAPHMax Porters book Shy was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 08-04-2023

La muerte llega por sorpresa. Y con ella, el duelo: un inmenso pájaro negro que se instala en la casa. El Cuervo cuidará a los niños que se han quedado sin madre y al marido que se ha quedado sin esposa. Hasta que ya no le necesiten. El Cuervo es una mas de las voces del libro. Sus recuerdos, sus juegos y sus canciones se mezclan con los de los niños y los del padre para que sus heridas vayan sanando a la sombra de unas alas extendidas.

A bold and brilliant short work by the author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny. A little masterpiece. Irish TimesLuminous. ObserverOne of our most exciting writers. The SpectatorMadrid.

Um romance original, poético e contundente sobre o tumulto da adolescênciaShy tem no seu currículo mais de onze chumbos e a expulsão de duas escolas. Agora está a fugir de Last Chance, o lar de acolh

This third brawl just happened. Nobody knew why . . .The dogs and the bears have been brawling for a while. No one knows quite how it started. Was it the jackets, cloaks and bandanas the dogs were wearing? Or the smell of the sickly sweets that the dogs were making? But today is the day of the third deciding brawl. The stage is set. NO snack breaks and no biscuits.But halfway through the world is interrupted by an unexpected airborne event - raining squid! This will change the relationship of the dogs and bears forever . . .A funny and sublimely ridiculous story about playground squabbling and peace - and a first childrens book from a bestselling author and world-renowned French illustrator.

La mort arriba per sorpresa. I amb ella, el dol: un ocell negre immens que s'instal·la a la casa. El Corb cuidara els nens que s'han quedat sense mare i el marit que s'ha quedat sense dona. Fins que ja no el necessitin. El Corb es una mes de les veus del llibre. Els seus records, els seus jocs i les seves cançons es barregen amb els dels nens i els del pare perque les ferides es vagin curant a l'ombra d'unes ales esteses.