Lanny (novel) explained

Lanny
Author:Max Porter (writer)
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Publisher:Faber and Faber
Pub Date:7 March 2019[1]
Isbn:9780571340286

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]

Lanny is set to be adapted into a film, produced by The Bureau and BBC Film, starring Rachel Weisz.[12] [13] [14]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: Adams . Tim . 2019-03-05 . Lanny by Max Porter review – genuine raw emotional edge . en-GB . The Observer . 2023-10-21 . 0029-7712.
  2. Web site: Fernyhough . James . 2019-05-17 . Lanny review: Max Porter and the circus of a missing child . 2023-10-21 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
  3. News: Walton . James . 2023-10-21 . Review: Lanny by Max Porter — warning: mystical thinking . en . 2023-10-21 . 0140-0460. The Times.
  4. Web site: Ditum . Sarah . 2019-11-28 . Max Porter's Lanny is a story of our fraught relationship to the countryside . 2023-10-21 . New Statesman . en-US.
  5. News: Hunt . Laird . 2019-06-25 . A Rich, Twisted, Gloriously Cacophonous Novel of Village Life . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-10-28 . 0362-4331.
  6. Web site: "Lanny" Is a Dark, Wonderfully Tactile Reimagining of the Folktale . 2023-10-21 . The New Yorker . en.
  7. News: Soar . Daniel . 2019-05-23 . Weirdo Possible Genius Child . en . 41 . London Review of Books . 10 . 2023-10-21 . 0260-9592.
  8. News: Smith-Laing . Tim . 2019-03-11 . Lanny by Max Porter review: a startling, moving follow-up to Grief is the Thing with Feathers . en-GB . The Telegraph . 2023-10-21 . 0307-1235.
  9. Web site: Lanny by Max Porter review: The accessible follow-up does not disappoint . 2023-10-21 . The Irish Times . en.
  10. News: Harris . Alexandra . 2019-03-08 . Lanny by Max Porter review – a joyously stirred cauldron of words . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-10-21 . 0261-3077.
  11. News: Battersby . Doug . 2019-02-22 . Lanny by Max Porter — a dreamlike fable of contemporary English folklore . Financial Times . 2023-10-21.
  12. Web site: Clarke . Stewart . 2019-03-07 . Rachel Weisz Set to Produce, Star in 'Lanny' Adaptation . 2023-10-22 . Variety . en-US.
  13. Web site: Ritman . Alex . 2019-03-07 . Rachel Weisz to Star in, Produce 'Lanny' . 2023-10-22 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  14. Web site: Grater. Tom . Rachel Weisz to star in, produce 'Lanny' for The Bureau, BBC Films (exclusive) . 2023-10-22 . Screen . en.
  15. Web site: PRH and indies dominate Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize longlist . 2023-10-22 . The Bookseller . En.
  16. Web site: 2019-03-07 . Lanny. 2023-10-22 . The Booker Prizes . en.
  17. Web site: Porter and Barker shortlisted for 2019 Gordon Burn Prize . 2023-10-22 . The Bookseller . En.

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