River

River is a novel by Seamus Heaney that follows a woman who moves to a London suburb and takes long, solitary walks by the River Lea, observing and describing her surroundings and the unusual characters she encounters. The novel is full of poignant images and poetic observations, an ode to nature, edgelands, and the transience of all things human.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 17 January 2018
Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions

In River, a woman relocates to a suburban area of London for undisclosed reasons. She engages in lengthy, solitary walks along the River Lea, attentively observing and vividly describing her surroundings and the peculiar individuals she encounters. Throughout these meanders, she accumulates a collection of found objects and photographs, which evoke memories of the various rivers that have influenced different phases of her life, including the Rhine, her childhood home, the Saint Lawrence, the Hooghly, and the banks of the Oder. Crafted with exquisite precision and a graceful flow of language, River is a remarkable novel, brimming with poignant imagery and poetic insights, serving as an ode to nature, the periphery, and the fleeting nature of human existence.

Weight: 356g
Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781910695296