Lanny (novel)

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Lanny
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Author Max Porter
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Faber and Faber
Publication date
7 March 2019 [1]
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
ISBN 9780571340286

Lanny is the second novel by Max Porter, published in March 2019. [2] [3] [4] [5] It is a missing-boy story, set in an English village within commuting distance of London. [6] [7] The book was described by Tim Smith-Laing in The Telegraph as being "between novella, long poem, and grief memoir", [8] and by John Boyne in The Irish Times as "experimental fiction". [9] It is named after the missing boy. [10] [11]

Lanny is set to be adapted into a film, produced by The Bureau and BBC Film, starring Rachel Weisz. [12] [13] [14]

In 2026, Bristol Old Vic Theatre announced that they are producing a stage adaption of the novel, to be adapted by Bea Roberts and directed by Nancy Medina. [15]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2019 Books Are My Bag Readers' Awards FictionShortlisted [16]
Foyles Book of the Year FictionShortlisted
Goodreads Choice Awards FictionNominated [17]
Gordon Burn Prize —Shortlisted [18]
Man Booker Prize —Longlisted [19]
Wainwright Prize —Longlisted [20]
Waterstones Book of the Year —Shortlisted [21]
2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence FictionLonglisted [22]
BookTube PrizeFictionShortlisted

References

  1. ↑ Adams, Tim (5 March 2019). "Lanny by Max Porter review – genuine raw emotional edge". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. ↑ Fernyhough, James (17 May 2019). "Lanny review: Max Porter and the circus of a missing child". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Walton, James (21 October 2023). "Review: Lanny by Max Porter — warning: mystical thinking". The Times. ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Ditum, Sarah (28 November 2019). "Max Porter's Lanny is a story of our fraught relationship to the countryside". New Statesman. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Hunt, Laird (25 June 2019). "A Rich, Twisted, Gloriously Cacophonous Novel of Village Life". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  6. ↑ ""Lanny" Is a Dark, Wonderfully Tactile Reimagining of the Folktale". The New Yorker. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Soar, Daniel (23 May 2019). "Weirdo Possible Genius Child". London Review of Books. Vol. 41, no. 10. ISSN   0260-9592 . Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Smith-Laing, Tim (11 March 2019). "Lanny by Max Porter review: a startling, moving follow-up to Grief is the Thing with Feathers". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Lanny by Max Porter review: The accessible follow-up does not disappoint". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  10. ↑ Harris, Alexandra (8 March 2019). "Lanny by Max Porter review – a joyously stirred cauldron of words". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  11. ↑ Battersby, Doug (22 February 2019). "Lanny by Max Porter — a dreamlike fable of contemporary English folklore". Financial Times. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  12. ↑ Clarke, Stewart (7 March 2019). "Rachel Weisz Set to Produce, Star in 'Lanny' Adaptation". Variety. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  13. ↑ Ritman, Alex (7 March 2019). "Rachel Weisz to Star in, Produce 'Lanny'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  14. ↑ Grater, Tom. "Rachel Weisz to star in, produce 'Lanny' for The Bureau, BBC Films (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  15. ↑ Ltd, Supercool (6 February 2026). "Lanny". Bristol Old Vic. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  16. ↑ "Obama, Porter and Thunberg shortlisted for BAMB reader awards". The Bookseller. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  17. ↑ "Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Fiction!". Goodreads. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  18. ↑ "Porter and Barker shortlisted for 2019 Gordon Burn Prize". The Bookseller. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  19. ↑ "Lanny". The Booker Prizes. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  20. ↑ "PRH and indies dominate Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize longlist". The Bookseller. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  21. ↑ "Waterstones Book of the Year 2019 Shortlist". cup of tea with that book, please. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  22. ↑ "2020 Winners | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence". www.ala.org. Retrieved 4 November 2024.


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