 First edition (Faber, 2021) | |
| Author | Helen Oyeyemi |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Slipstream [1] |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
Publication date | 1 April 2021 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (paperback), e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | 978-0-571-36658-3 (paperback) |
| 823/.92 | |
| LC Class | PR6115.Y49 P43 2021 |
Peaces is a 2021 novel by Helen Oyeyemi. The novel takes place on a train with several passengers.
Oyeyemi has said the novel "[tries] to have a bit of back and forth with" Can Xue's novels Love In The New Millennium and The Last Lover as well as the writings of Carl Jung. [2] The work of British writer Barbara Comyns also influenced the novel. [3] The novel takes place on a fictional train, [4] called the "Lucky Day" and Oyeyemi was "keen" from the outset of writing the book that it would be a "train book". [5] While researching trains to write the book, Oyeyemi visited several of Ludwig II of Bavaria's castles. [6]
According to Book Marks, the book received a "rave" consensus, based on eighteen critics: eleven "rave" and seven "positive". [7] In the July/August 2021 issue of Bookmarks , the book was scored four out of five. The magazine's critical summary reads: "It is a compelling ride, but, the Toronto Star critic advises that readers must be willing "to buy into the oddity and bizarre scenarios the author infuses into the fibre of her story". [8] [9]
Sara Cutaia, in a review published by the Chicago Review of Books , referred to the novel as "delightfully weird and deliciously eccentric". [10] Reviewers at other outlets, including NPR and Vox , also positively referred to the novel as "weird". [11] [12]
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