 Front cover of the first edition | |
| Author | David Szalay |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
Publication date | 2018 |
Turbulence is a novel by David Szalay. It was first published in 2018 by Jonathan Cape. [1]
| Front cover of the first edition | |
| Author | David Szalay |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
Publication date | 2018 |
Turbulence is a novel by David Szalay. It was first published in 2018 by Jonathan Cape. [1]
The novel consists of twelve interlinked short stories, each following a separate character who is travelling by plane. Every chapter title consists of IATA airport codes separated by dashes, signifying the journey taken by that chapter's main character; examples include “LGW – MAD” and “MAD – DSS”. One pattern in the novel is a chapter's main character having featured as a secondary character in the one preceding it; another is a chapter title's airport of arrival appearing in the following chapter title as the airport of departure. Additionally, the first chapter title's airport of departure (London Gatwick) is the final chapter title's airport of arrival. On top of which, one secondary character from the first chapter ("LGW – MAD") features again in the final chapter ("BUD – LGW"). The novel thus has a loop-like structure.
Alex Preston's review for The Guardian lauded the novel's “effortless prose,” and stated that it portrayed “humanity at its most desperate.” [2]
In a review for The Independent , David Sexton praised Turbulence, calling it “a chilling achievement” that delves into themes of “human displacement, separation and loneliness” and ultimately “mortality itself.” [3]
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