5/22/2023 0 Comments Claire oshetsky chouetteOshetsky has produced a troubling triumph that is brave enough to leave its biggest questions unanswered. Like all the best fables, Chouette locates a current of human darkness pulsing just below its surface. Marie-Helene Bertino * New York Times *įrighteningly elegant, darkly funny, horrifyingly tender. Just as Tiny longs for the world to meet her daughter where she is instead of forcing her into societal norms, Chouette is best met where it resides: as a harrowing and magnificent fable. Human and owl meet in equal measure on the page in a crescendo of stunning lines. In fiction, supernatural premises are notoriously hard to land, but Chouette's final moments are among its loveliest. * Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World Behind * Every time I thought I had cracked Chouette's central metaphor - aha, it's about motherhood! No, marriage! No, music! - the book flew out my grasp like a wary bird. Claire Oshetsky's novel is a marvel: its language a joy, its imagination dizzying.
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