Parade (novel)

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Parade
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First edition cover
Author Rachel Cusk
Audio read by Genevieve Gaunt
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Faber & Faber
Publication date
6 June 2024
Publication placeLondon
Pages208
ISBN 9780571377947

Parade is a 2024 novel by Rachel Cusk. [1] It won the 2024 Goldsmiths Prize. [2] [3]

Contents

Plot

Parade has four chapters, [4] of roughly equal length. [1] They are titled "The Stuntman", "The Midwife", "The Diver", and "The Spy". The story follows an unnamed narrator that visits art exhibitions in Europe and thinks about several artists all referred to as "G". [4]

Reception

According to Book Marks, the book received a "mixed" consensus, based on twenty-five critic reviews: six "rave", eight "positive", seven "mixed", and four "pan". [5] In the September/October 2024 issue of Bookmarks , the book received three out of five stars. The magazine's critical summary reads: "While a few readers will be thrilled by the novel's obfuscation, the conclusion remains, "Skippable for all but her most devoted tier of readers" (New York Times)". [6]

Patricia Zohn, writing for Air Mail , said even "fans" of Cusk would "be daunted" by the novel. [7] Dwight Garner referred to the novel as "skippable for all but [Cusk's] most devoted tier of readers". [8]

References

  1. 1 2 Paulikovics, Zsofia. "In Parade, Rachel Cusk Turns a Harsh Eye to the Art World". jacobin.com. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  2. Ella Creamer (6 November 2024). "Rachel Cusk wins Goldsmiths prize for novel 'that turns the world inside out'". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  3. "Parade". bookstore.centerforfiction.org. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 Atkins, Lucy (5 June 2024). "Parade by Rachel Cusk review – cold visions of chaos". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  5. "Parade". Book Marks. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  6. "Parade". Bookmarks. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  7. Zohn, Patricia (15 June 2024). "The World, According to Artists". airmail.news. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  8. Garner, Dwight (10 June 2024). "The Artist Is Present (and Pretentious) in Rachel Cusk's Latest". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2024.