Vladimir

*A major Netflix series starring Leo Woodall and Rachel Weisz* A Sunday Times Paperback of the Year 'I was utterly hooked . . . by this twisty, sexy, shocking treat of a novel ' – The Sunday Times 'This clever, engrossing debut explores female creativity, rage and desire . . . Astonishing' - The Guardian One evening, a fifty-something literature professor invites her new and beautiful young colleague, Vladimir, to join her for a drink. Her husband is out a lot these days, having been suspended from their college amid accusations of inappropriate relationships with his former students. However, as the professor attempts to disentangle herself from her husband's behaviour, it becomes clear that her desire for the new arrival might bring the couple's tinder-box world dangerously close to exploding . . . Darkly funny and moving Vladimir, by Julia May Jonas, explores issues of sex, gender, power, and desire from its own unique perspective. 'So exciting . . . Sexy and satirical and incredibly gripping, impossible to put down' - The Observer

*A major Netflix series starring Leo Woodall and Rachel Weisz* A Sunday Times Paperback of the Year 'I was utterly hooked . . . by this twisty, sexy, shocking treat of a novel ' – The Sunday Times 'This clever, engrossing debut explores female creativity, rage and desire . . . Astonishing' - The Guardian One evening, a fifty-something literature professor invites her new and beautiful young colleague, Vladimir, to join her for a drink. Her husband is out a lot these days, having been suspended from their college amid accusations of inappropriate relationships with his former students. However, as the professor attempts to disentangle herself from her husband's behaviour, it becomes clear that her desire for the new arrival might bring the couple's tinder-box world dangerously close to exploding . . . Darkly funny and moving Vladimir, by Julia May Jonas, explores issues of sex, gender, power, and desire from its own unique perspective. 'So exciting . . . Sexy and satirical and incredibly gripping, impossible to put down' - The Observer

An NPR, Washington Post , Time , People , Vulture , Guardian , Vox , Kirkus Reviews , Newsweek , LitHub , and New York Public Library Best Book of the Year * "Delightful...cathartic, devious, and terrifically entertaining." -- The New York Times * "Timely, whip-smart, and darkly funny." -- People (Book of the Week) A provocative, razor-sharp, and timely debut novel about a beloved English professor facing a slew of accusations against her professor husband by former students--a situation that becomes more complicated when she herself develops an obsession of her own... "When I was a child, I loved old men, and I could tell that they also loved me." And so we are introduced to our narrator who's "a work of art in herself" ( The Washington Post ): a popular English professor whose charismatic husband at the same small liberal arts college is under investigation for his inappropriate relationships with his former students. The couple have long had a mutual understanding when it comes to their extra-marital pursuits, but with these new allegations, life has become far less comfortable for them both. And when our narrator becomes increasingly infatuated with Vladimir--a celebrated, married young novelist who's just arrived on campus--their tinder box world comes dangerously close to exploding. "Timely, whip-smart, and darkly funny" ( People ), Vladimir takes us into charged territory, where the boundaries of morality bump up against the impulses of the human heart. This edgy, uncommonly assured debut perfectly captures the personal and political minefield of our current moment, exposing the nuances and the grey area between power and desire.

An NPR, Washington Post , Time , People , Vulture , Guardian , Vox , Kirkus Reviews , Newsweek , LitHub , and New York Public Library Best Book of the Year * "Delightful...cathartic, devious, and terrifically entertaining." -- The New York Times * "Timely, whip-smart, and darkly funny." -- People (Book of the Week) A provocative, razor-sharp, and timely debut novel about a beloved English professor facing a slew of accusations against her professor husband by former students--a situation that becomes more complicated when she herself develops an obsession of her own... "When I was a child, I loved old men, and I could tell that they also loved me." And so we are introduced to our narrator who's "a work of art in herself" ( The Washington Post ): a popular English professor whose charismatic husband at the same small liberal arts college is under investigation for his inappropriate relationships with his former students. The couple have long had a mutual understanding when it comes to their extra-marital pursuits, but with these new allegations, life has become far less comfortable for them both. And when our narrator becomes increasingly infatuated with Vladimir--a celebrated, married young novelist who's just arrived on campus--their tinder box world comes dangerously close to exploding. "Timely, whip-smart, and darkly funny" ( People ), Vladimir takes us into charged territory, where the boundaries of morality bump up against the impulses of the human heart. This edgy, uncommonly assured debut perfectly captures the personal and political minefield of our current moment, exposing the nuances and the grey area between power and desire.

”Da jeg var barn, elskede jeg ældre mænd, og jeg kunne mærke, at de også elskede mig.” Sådan begynder vores skarpsindige kvindelige fortæller – en populær 58-årig lektor i engelsk, hvis karismatiske mand og kollega er suspenderet, mens det bliver undersøgt, om han har haft upassende forhold til sine tidligere studerende. Parret har altid haft en aftale, når det kom til udenomsægteskabelige forhold, men med de nye beskyldninger er livet blevet langt mere besværligt for dem begge. Og da vores fortæller samtidig bliver mere og mere erotisk betaget af Vladimir, en gift, prisbelønnet, ung romanforfatter, der netop er an kommet på campus, er ægteparrets fælles tilværelse tæt på at bryde i brand. Med denne modige, provokerende og ualmindeligt selvsikre debut tager Julia May Jonas os med ind i et sprængfarligt område, hvor moralske grænser støder sammen med det menneskelige hjertes drifter. Vladimir er en stærkt underholdende og sort humoristisk pageturner, der giver et nuanceret indblik i vores tidspersonlige og politiske minefelt og det grå område mellem magt og begær.