In Our Mad and Furious City: Winner of the International Dylan Thomas Prize

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*WINNER OF THE JHALAK PRIZE, THE INTERNATIONAL DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE AND THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD*

*LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE*

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE AND THE GORDON BURN*

'I was gripped... remarkable' Robert Macfarlane, Guardian Books of the Year

'A novel that doesn't flinch, and demands change right now' Ali Smith

'A novel so of this moment that you don't even realize you've waited your whole life for it' Marlon James

For Selvon, Ardan and Yusuf, growing up under the towers of Stones Estate, summer means what it does anywhere: football, music and freedom. But now, after the killing of a British soldier, riots are spreading across the city, and nowhere is safe.

While the fury swirls around them, Selvon and Ardan remain focused on their own obsessions, girls and grime. Their friend Yusuf is caught up in a different tide, a wave of radicalism surging through his local mosque, threatening to carry his troubled brother, Irfan, with it.

Reviews

The book I'm telling anyone who asks me about - Guardian

A beautiful, fierce storm of a book, full of courage and hope

What a voice, what an ear for language... A brave and original piece of work

A blistering look at a city on the edge that will sweep you up until you reach the book's breathless, devastating conclusion - Stylist

Always vivid. Deserves to be read - Irish Times

Author Bio

Guy Gunaratne is the author of IN OUR MAD AND FURIOUS CITY, which won the International Dylan Thomas Prize, the Jhalak Prize and the Author's Club First Novel Award, as well as being shortlisted for the Goldsmith's and Gordon Burn, and longlisted for the Orwell Prize and the Booker. Their most recent novel is MISTER, MISTER. They are a Trustee on the Board of English PEN, and have been a judge for the Goldsmiths Prize and for the Folio Prize. In 2019, the Financial Times included them in its list of the '30 Most Exciting Young People on the Planet'.