Adam Foulds Knihy

Román Vířící bludiště se pohybuje nejen na pomezí poezie a prózy, ale také historické fikce a čisté lyriky. Ústřední postavou je anglický básník John Clare, lyrik anglického venkova a přírody, jemuž se plného ocenění dostalo až v 2. polovině 20. století. Do jeho skutečného života i do jeho románového příběhu ostře zasáhl Matthew Allen, svého času též provozovatel útulku pro choromyslné, v jehož péči se Clare ocitl. Zvláštním protějškem Clarovy básnické životní dráhy je Alfred Tennyson, v příběhu zachycený na počátku své kariéry. Ten se v blízkosti Allenova útulku ocitne (opět ve shodě se skutečností) díky těžko myslnosti svého bratra Septima a setkání s lékařem-samoukem jej posléze přiměje investovat do jeho smělého podnikatelského plánu. Foulds přechází od příběhu k básni a jeho kniha především ztvárňuje atmosféru, život nitra, nejasná očekávání, protiklad volnosti a sevření. Text je teskným ohlédnutím za onou krajinou kolem nás a v nás, jež byla moderní dobou spoutána a ubita.

Set against the backdrop of the Mau Mau uprising in 1950s Kenya, the narrative unfolds with a powerful and poetic voice. It explores the intense struggle against British colonial rule, delving into the complexities of resistance and the human experience during this tumultuous period. Through vivid storytelling, the author captures the fierce spirit of the characters involved, illuminating their fight for freedom and identity in a time of conflict.

From the author of the Man Booker shortlisted The Quickening MazeIn the Wolf's Mouth follows the lives of four very different men, all of them navigating the chaos and horror brought about by the Second World War.

Tom has returned to his family's farm in Kenya for the summer vacation between school and university when he is swept up by the events of the Mau Mau uprising. This poetic sequence illuminates a period in British colonial history.

Adam Foulds, the award-winning author of The Quickening Maze, pens a stunning and terrifying vision of the damage done between a fan and a celebrity in Dream Sequence—where the borders between inner and outer life have been made porous in a world full of flickering screens large and small. Henry became famous starring in The Grange, a television drama beloved by mothers and wives, and whose fans speak about the characters as though they were real people . . . yet Henry dreams of escaping the small screen. An audition for a movie directed by a highly respected Spanish auteur holds the promise of a way forward. Whether holed up in his apartment eating monkish meals of rice and steamed vegetables or snorting cocaine at desert parties in Doha, Henry’s awareness of his own image, of his relative place in the world, is acute and constant. But Henry has also—unwittingly—become an important part of the life of recently divorced Kristin. He appears repeatedly on the television in her beautiful, empty Philadelphia house, and her social media feeds bring news of his London home, his family. What Kristin wants is simply to get as close to him in real life as she has in her fandom.

Ten year-old Saul Dawson-Smith has an extremely impressive memory, so much so that he can remember every conversation he's ever had. Howard McNamee is a lonely, poorly educated and overweight twenty-eight year old. Struggling to pay his rent with a succession of menial jobs, he finds himself thrust into an unlikely friendship with Saul when he is taken under the wing of his parents. While Howard is having to cope with the demands of London and accidentally acquiring himself a Russian internet fiancee, Saul is focussed on the World Memory Championships, an event he has been training for his whole life. With Howard realising he has to save his friend from a lifetime of unbearable expectations, the pair embark on an extraordinary road trip and voyage of dicovery as they attempt to escape their lives.