Welsh-born Dunthorne delves in his debut into the mind of a troubled 14-year-old boy obsessed with his virginity, his parent's failing marriage and the dictionary. “Preternaturally wise, slightly devious and highly entertaining.” - USA Today “A brilliant first novel by a young man of ferocious comic talent.” - The Times (London) “This absolutely winning debut novel isn’t so much a coming-of-age tale as it is a reflection on what it means to be a certain age and of an uncertain mind.” - Los Angeles Times “ probably destined to be compared with Mark Haddon and Roddy Doyle.” - The Miami Herald

Struggling to buoy his parents’ wedded bliss, deep-six his own virginity, and sound the depths of heartache, happiness, and the business of being human, what’s a lad to do? Poised precariously on the cusp of innocence and experience, Oliver Tate aims to damn the torpedoes and take the plunge.īONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Joe Dunthorne's Wild Abandon. His objectives? Uncovering the secrets behind his parents’ teetering marriage, unraveling the mystery that is his alluring and equally quirky classmate Jordana Bevan, and understanding where he fits in among the mystifying beings in his orbit. Oliver’s voice is funny and dead-on.”- The New York Times Book Review(Editors’ Choice)Īt once a self-styled social scientist, a spy in the baffling adult world, and a budding, hormone-driven emotional explorer, Oliver Tate is stealthily nosing his way forward through the murky and uniquely perilous waters of adolescence. “ precocious talent and cheerful fondness for the teenage male are showcased in Submarine.

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