Theory and Practice

‘A hugely talented author.’ * Sarah Waters * ‘In the midst of a late coming-of-age plot effervescent with romantic and intellectual misadventure, de Kretser considers memory—how we enshrine our cultural heroes and how we tell ourselves the stories of our own lives—with absolute rigor and perfect clarity. Structurally innovative and totally absorbing, this is a book that enlivens the reader to every kind of possibility. I savored every word.’ * Jennifer Croft, author of The Extinction of Irena Rey * ‘Michelle de Kretser, one of the best writers in the English language, has written her most brilliant book yet. It is, in short, a masterpiece.’ * Neel Mukherjee * ‘One of the living masters of the art of fiction.’ * Max Porter * 'Thrillingly original.’ * Sigrid Nunez, author of The Vulnerables *