by Lionel Shriver · Serpent's Tail · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781852424671
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«We Need to Talk About Kevin» is the contemporary novel by Lionel Shriver, published by Serpent's Tail in paperback (500 pages, in English).
Eva Khatchadourian writes to her husband Franklin to reconstruct the upbringing of her son Kevin, a teenager who has committed a massacre at his high school. Eva confesses her ambivalence towards motherhood and wonders how much of what happened is her fault. The novel explores guilt, responsibility and family bonds after tragedy.
The novel won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2005. This edition, the 5th, was published on 9 May 2006.
For readers of contemporary fiction and reading groups interested in novels with a psychological tone and moral dilemmas.
Lionel Shriver is an American author and cultural commentator. Her novel We Need to Talk About Kevin won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2005.
