This book is a haunting and unsettling exploration of the dark and disturbing dynamics within a family. Through the eyes of ten-year-old Jas, the reader is taken on a journey into the twisted fantasies and experiences that emerge after a tragic accident. The author's unique and vivid language, expertly translated by Michele Hutchison, captures the wild and violent beauty of the story. If you're looking for a challenging and thought-provoking read that delves into the depths of human imagination and family relationships, this book is for you.

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• Libris Literatuurprijs Nominee (2019)
• International Booker Prize (2020)
• Metų verstinė knyga Nominee for Fiction (2021)

I thought about being too small for so much, but that no one told you when you were big enough ... and I asked God if he please couldn't take my brother Matthies instead of my rabbit. 'Amen.' Jas lives with her devout farming family in the rural Netherlands. One winter's day, her older brother joins an ice skating trip; resentful at being left alone, she makes a perverse plea to God; he never returns. As grief overwhelms the farm, Jas succumbs to a vortex of increasingly disturbing fantasies, watching her family disintegrate into a darkness that threatens to derail them all.A bestselling sensation in the Netherlands by a prize-winning young poet, Marieke Lucas Rijneveld's debut novel lays everything bare. It is a world of language unlike any other, which Michele Hutchison's striking translation captures in all its wild, violent beauty. Studded with unforgettable images - visceral, raw, surreal - The Discomfort of the Evening is a radical reading experience that will leave you changed forever.

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