Parade

A path-breaking novel of art, womanhood and violence, from the author of the Outline trilogy. Midway through his life, an artist begins to paint upside down. In Paris, a woman is attacked by a stranger in the street. A mother dies. A man falls to his death. Couples seek escape in distant lands. The new novel from one of the most distinctive writers of the age, Parade sets loose a carousel of lives. It surges past the limits of identity, character, and plot, to tell a true story-about art, family, morality, gender, and how we compose ourselves. Praise for the Outline trilogy: ‘A landmark in twenty-first-century English literature.’ Observer ‘Precise and haunting… Unforgettable.’ Jenny Offill ‘Achieves a kind of formal perfection… masterly.’ Sally Rooney ‘A work of great stunning beauty, deep insight, and great originality.’ Monica Ali