Grudova’s debut collection is inspired weirdness-fairy tales written by Margaret Atwood, or dystopias by Angela Carter-that feels entirely, distressingly contemporary in its concerns.
Doll’s Alphabet will be published this winter in the UK by Fitzcarraldo Editions and has built-in momentum from its already enthusiastic reception there.
CHP and Coach House will be offering the book simultaneously in the US and Canada (with a shared cover) adding to the energies behind the book, and the ability to garner publicity upon release Grudova’s stories are patterned, layered with motifs and recurring objects that create a coherent universe for the collection, one where women’s limited power stands in stark contrast to the demands made of them. This is an explicitly feminist dystopia.