{"product_id":"morvern-callar-9780385487412","title":"Morvern Callar","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn utterly unforgettable novel that portrays a vast internal emptiness by using the cool, haunting voice of a young woman in Scotland lost in the profound anomie of her generation--from \"one of the most talented, original and interesting voices around\" (Irvine Welsh, author of \u003ci\u003eTrainspotting\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMorvern Callar, a low-paid employee in the local supermarket in a desolate and beautiful port town in the west of Scotland, wakes one morning in late December to find her strange boyfriend has committed suicide and is dead on the kitchen floor. Morvern's reaction is both intriguing and immoral. What she does next is even more appalling. Moving across a blurred European landscape--from rural poverty and drunken mayhem of the port to the Mediterranean rave scene--we experience everything from Morvern's stark, unflinching perspective. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMorvern is utterly hypnotizing from her very first sentence to her last. She rarely goes anywhere without the Walkman left behind as a Christmas present by her dead boyfriend, and as she narrates this strange story, she takes care to tell the reader exactly what music she is listening to, giving the stunning effect of a sound track running behind her voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn much the same way that Patrick McCabe managed to tell an incredibly rich and haunting story through the eyes of an emotionally disturbed boy in \u003ci\u003eThe Butcher Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, Alan Warner's \u003ci\u003eMorvern Caller\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant creation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385487412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.07h x 5.23w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/27\/1997 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/1997 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/1997 pg. 1005\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/1997 pg. 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/18\/1997 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alan Warner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43166042489013,"sku":"9780385487412","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6a3979e4-4a5e-428c-9fc2-232a21377daa.jpg?v=1696919156","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/morvern-callar-9780385487412","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}