Shy

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR NETFLIX FILM 'STEVE' STARRING CILLIAN MURPHY 'Max Porter is one of my favourite writers in the world.' GEORGE SAUNDERS 'Beautiful and haunting.' KEVIN BARRY 'The strangest, most beguiling and affecting of all his books.' IAN RANKIN 'A miracle of language.' IRISH TIMES This is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a teenage boy. He is wandering into the night listening to the voices in his head: his teachers, his parents, the people he has hurt and the people who are trying to love him. He is feeling a little sorry for himself. Shy is a novel about imagination, guilt and boyhood. It is about being lost in the dark, and realising you are not alone. 'Contemporary fiction's bard of ugly beauty and exultant despair.' NEW YORKER 'An act of humanity and grace, heightened by its distinctive form and artistry.' TELEGRAPH Max Porter's book Shy was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 08-04-2023

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR NETFLIX FILM 'STEVE' STARRING CILLIAN MURPHY 'Max Porter is one of my favourite writers in the world.' GEORGE SAUNDERS 'Beautiful and haunting.' KEVIN BARRY 'The strangest, most beguiling and affecting of all his books.' IAN RANKIN 'A miracle of language.' IRISH TIMES This is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a teenage boy. He is wandering into the night listening to the voices in his head: his teachers, his parents, the people he has hurt and the people who are trying to love him. He is feeling a little sorry for himself. Shy is a novel about imagination, guilt and boyhood. It is about being lost in the dark, and realising you are not alone. 'Contemporary fiction's bard of ugly beauty and exultant despair.' NEW YORKER 'An act of humanity and grace, heightened by its distinctive form and artistry.' TELEGRAPH Max Porter's book Shy was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 08-04-2023

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny , Shy is a novel about guilt, rage, imagination and boyhood. It is about being lost in the dark, and realising you are not alone. 'Max Porter is one of my favourite writers in the world.' George Saunders 'Beautiful and haunting.' Kevin Barry 'The strangest, most beguiling and affecting of all his books.' Ian Rankin 'A miracle of language.' Irish Times This is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a troubled teenage boy. You mustn't do that to yourself Shy. You mustn't hurt yourself like that. He is wandering into the night listening to the voices in his head: his teachers, his parents, the people he has hurt and the people who are trying to love him. Got your special meds, nutcase? He is escaping Last Chance, a home for 'very disturbed young men', and walking into the haunted space between his night terrors, his past and the heavy question of his future. 'An act of humanity and grace, heightened by its distinctive form and artistry.' Telegraph Max Porter's book Shy was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 08-04-2023

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny , Shy is a novel about guilt, rage, imagination and boyhood. It is about being lost in the dark, and realising you are not alone. 'Max Porter is one of my favourite writers in the world.' George Saunders 'Beautiful and haunting.' Kevin Barry 'The strangest, most beguiling and affecting of all his books.' Ian Rankin 'A miracle of language.' Irish Times This is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a troubled teenage boy. You mustn't do that to yourself Shy. You mustn't hurt yourself like that. He is wandering into the night listening to the voices in his head: his teachers, his parents, the people he has hurt and the people who are trying to love him. Got your special meds, nutcase? He is escaping Last Chance, a home for 'very disturbed young men', and walking into the haunted space between his night terrors, his past and the heavy question of his future. 'An act of humanity and grace, heightened by its distinctive form and artistry.' Telegraph Max Porter's book Shy was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 08-04-2023

Shy er en ung mand med en lang straffeattest. Han er 16 år gammel og har sprøjtet, røget og sniffet alt mellem himmel og jord. Han har flere indbrud på samvittigheden, smadret en bil og smadret en flaske i hovedet på en dreng, han har stukket sin stedfar i hånden med en kniv, og han har skubbet sin ængstelige mor fra sig og vil ikke tale med hende. Shy er blevet sendt til skolen med navnet Sidste chance boarding school, en skole for drenge, der ikke kan være noget som helst andet sted. Han er der for endelig at få styr på sit liv, men da romanen åbner, er klokken tre om natten, og Shy er på vej ned til den nærliggende dam med rygsækken fuld af sten, så den kan holde ham under vandet, når han vader i. Shy er en hård og knusende smukt skrevet lyrisk roman om en ung mand, der ikke kan samle sine tanker, der ikke kan finde ud af at gøre det rigtige, selvom han gerne vil, der bare ikke kan opføre sig ordentligt, når hjernen flimrer og kroppen sitrer og mørket lukker sig omkring ham. MAX PORTER er en engelsk forfatter, der tidligere har modtaget The International Dylan Thomas Prize og The Sunday Times Award. Shy er hans fjerde roman, den gik direkte ind som nummer 1 på bestsellerlisten i hjemlandet England, da den udkom. Shy er ved at blive filmatiseret af og med Cillian Murphy til Netflix i 2025.