Human Croquet

novel by Atkinson

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Human Croquet is a novel by Kate Atkinson, published in 1997. The novel employs nonchronological flashbacks and elements of magic realism to explore the life of its main character, Isobel Fairfax, and her family's past. Atkinson is known for her complex plots, experimental forms, and often eccentric characters in her works.

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Kate Atkinson
In her second novel, Human Croquet (1997), Atkinson employed nonchronological flashbacks and magic realism to bring a mythical quality to the main character, Isobel Fairfax, and her family’s past. Atkinson’s inclination to experiment with literary device featured prominently in her next novel, Emotionally Weird (2000), in which she assigned…
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In her second novel, Human Croquet (1997), Atkinson employed nonchronological flashbacks and magic realism to bring a mythical quality to the main character, Isobel Fairfax, and her family’s past. Atkinson’s inclination to experiment with literary device featured prominently in her next novel, Emotionally Weird (2000), in which she assigned…
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