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Synopsis
From one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists, an exquisitely crafted coming-of-age novel set in the high-stakes world of English soccer-for readers of Nick Hornby and The Art of Fielding.
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About the Author
Ross Raisin's first novel, God's Own Country, was published in 2008 and was shortlisted for nine literary awards, including the Guardian First Book Award. In 2009 he was named the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. In 2013 he was selected as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists. He lives in London.
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Praise from the U.K. for Ross Raisin and A Natural
“A layered and subtle exploration of masculinity, fear and desire, A Natural is as good a novel as I’ve read in years. The poignancy of Ross Raisin’s characters is equalled only by the brilliance of his writing.”—John Boyne
“A Natural is a brilliant, deft, and moving coming-of-age novel about the nature of masculinity and sexuality set against the backdrop of sport. Sensitively and beautifully drawn, it confirms Ross Raisin as a superb writer.”—Carol Ann Duffy
“Admirable . . . genius . . . amazing . . . vertiginous.”—The Sunday Times
“Not since Annie Proulx’s Brokeback Mountain has there been a better portrayal of a conflicted male sexuality.”—The Guardian
“A powerful evocation of repressed emotion—The Remains of the Day as told by Match of the Day.”—The Daily Telegraph
“Supremely accomplished and moving . . . a masterful performance . . . This is a gripping, mature, important novel. It would be a travesty if it doesn’t win prizes.”—The Observer
“A believable glimpse into a closed world, from a writer whose outlook is formidably open.”—Esquire
“Most novels about football aren’t really about football. . . . They tend to avoid describing the game itself, with its strange mixture of pelting energy and exquisite boredom. Instead they shunt it into the background or repackage it as a metaphor, allowing the simple whacking of a ball into the net to be used as a way of writing about far less tangible goals. . . . Ross Raisin’s latest novel is refreshingly different. Following the fortunes of two lower-league footballers, it is a bold attempt to capture sport in the raw. . . . Pitch-perfect.”—The Times
“Ross Raisin has done his homework so well that I spent much of the novel wondering which club had let him inside the changing-room for a season. . . . This may be the most naturalistic rendering of professional football in British fiction since Brian Glanville’s 1971 children’s novelGoalkeepers Are Different.”—Financial Times
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- PublisherJONATHAN CAPE
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1910702668
- ISBN 13 9781910702666
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages352
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