Lanny is the second novel by Max Porter, published in March 2019.[2][3][4][5] It is a missing-boy story, set in an English village within commuting distance of London.[6][7] The book was described by Tim Smith-Laing in The Telegraph as being "between novella, long poem, and grief memoir",[8] and by John Boyne in The Irish Times as "experimental fiction".[9] It is named after the missing boy.[10][11]
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Author | Max Porter (writer) |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Faber and Faber |
Publication date | 7 March 2019[1] |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
ISBN | 9780571340286 |
Lanny is set to be adapted into a film, produced by The Bureau and BBC Film, starring Rachel Weisz.[12][13][14]
Awards
edit- 2019: Longlisted, Wainwright Prize[15]
- 2019: Longlisted, Man Booker Prize[16]
- 2019: Shortlisted, Gordon Burn Prize[17]
References
edit- ^ Adams, Tim (5 March 2019). "Lanny by Max Porter review – genuine raw emotional edge". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ Fernyhough, James (17 May 2019). "Lanny review: Max Porter and the circus of a missing child". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ Walton, James (21 October 2023). "Review: Lanny by Max Porter — warning: mystical thinking". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ Ditum, Sarah (28 November 2019). "Max Porter's Lanny is a story of our fraught relationship to the countryside". New Statesman. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ Hunt, Laird (25 June 2019). "A Rich, Twisted, Gloriously Cacophonous Novel of Village Life". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ ""Lanny" Is a Dark, Wonderfully Tactile Reimagining of the Folktale". The New Yorker. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ Soar, Daniel (23 May 2019). "Weirdo Possible Genius Child". London Review of Books. Vol. 41, no. 10. ISSN 0260-9592. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ Smith-Laing, Tim (11 March 2019). "Lanny by Max Porter review: a startling, moving follow-up to Grief is the Thing with Feathers". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Lanny by Max Porter review: The accessible follow-up does not disappoint". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ Harris, Alexandra (8 March 2019). "Lanny by Max Porter review – a joyously stirred cauldron of words". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ Battersby, Doug (22 February 2019). "Lanny by Max Porter — a dreamlike fable of contemporary English folklore". Financial Times. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ Clarke, Stewart (7 March 2019). "Rachel Weisz Set to Produce, Star in 'Lanny' Adaptation". Variety. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (7 March 2019). "Rachel Weisz to Star in, Produce 'Lanny'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Grater, Tom. "Rachel Weisz to star in, produce 'Lanny' for The Bureau, BBC Films (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "PRH and indies dominate Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize longlist". The Bookseller. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Lanny". The Booker Prizes. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Porter and Barker shortlisted for 2019 Gordon Burn Prize". The Bookseller. Retrieved 22 October 2023.