The new novel from the Goldsmiths Prize-shortlisted author Helen Oyeyemi.Oyeyemitreats you to a kaleidoscopic weekend in Prague, as dazzling as it iseffortlessly unique. Get lost in the story like you would an unfamiliar cityand let it reward you with moments of philosophical clarity, wheelbarrowrides, raw emotion and raw onions.Thisnovel is a holiday, an adventure, a marvel and a guide. It is a story aboutthe lies behind the lies we tell and a city as a living thing, sustained bythe lives of its inhabitants. Suffused with warmth and joy, Parasol Againstthe Axe is a love letter to Prague, and to the art of storytelling.
