Little Eyes: LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE, 2020

by Samantha Schweblin

Megan McDowell (Translator)

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A visionary novel about our interconnected world, about the collision of horror and humanity, from the Man Booker-shortlisted master of the spine-tingling tale

A Guardian Observer Best Fiction Book of 2020 * A Sunday Times Best Science Fiction Book of the Year * The Times Best Science Fiction Books of the Year * NPR Best Books of the Year

World Literature Today's 75 Notable Translations of 2020 * Ebook Travel Guides Best 5 Books of 2020 * A New York Times Notable Book of 2020

They’re not pets. Not ghosts or robots. These are kentukis, and they are in your home. You can trust them. They care about you...

They've infiltrated apartments in Hong Kong, shops in Vancouver, the streets of Sierra Leone, town squares of Oaxaca, schools in Tel Aviv, bedrooms in Indiana. Anonymous and untraceable, these seemingly cute cuddly toys reveal the beauty of connection between far-flung souls – but they also expose the ugly truth of our interconnected society.

Samanta Schweblin's wildly imaginative new novel pulls us into a dark and complex world of unexpected love, playful encounters and marvellous adventures. But beneath the cuddly exterior, kentukis conceal a truth that is unsettlingly familiar and exhilaratingly real. This is our present and we’re living it – we just don’t know it yet.

*Little Eyes comes with two different covers, and the cover you receive will be chosen at random*

  • ISBN10 1786077922
  • ISBN13 9781786077929
  • Publish Date 31 March 2020 (first published 18 March 2020)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 18 August 2023
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Oneworld Publications
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 256
  • Language English