SMALL PRELUDES BY HELEN GARNER

Discover the subtle world of emotions and relationships in "Small Preludes" by Helen Garner. This unique novel, first published in Australia in 1984, is a true literary gem that can now delight readers again thanks to Text Publishing. With extraordinary precision, Garner captured the alternating clarity and opacity of human feelings, creating a story that moves and encourages reflection.

• Insightful study of interpersonal relationships
• Beautiful and concise language
• Capturing the subtlety of emotions
• Crisis in a loving marriage
• Return of an old friend and girlfriend
• Scenes resembling postcards
• Multiple award-winning author

"Small Preludes" is the story of a loving couple, Athena and Dexter, who are connected not so much by passion as by concern for their children, including Billy, a boy with a profound disability. Their lives are put to the test when Elizabeth, an old friend and Dexter's girlfriend, reappears in their lives. This situation becomes a catalyst for profound changes and re-evaluations in their relationship.

Helen Garner is the winner of many prestigious literary awards. In 1978, she received the National Book Council Award for her acclaimed autobiographical novel "Monkey Grip". In 2006, she was honored with the Melbourne Prize for Literature, and in 2016 she won the prestigious WindhamCampbell Literature Prize. In 2019, she received the Australia Council Award for lifetime achievement. "Small Preludes" is the first book by Helen Garner translated into Polish, making it a unique position on the Polish publishing market.

Garner's stories resemble postcards: they show carefully selected images, which, however, for some reason, say more about the unpleasant side of reality that has been hidden. The scenes pass as if we were watching them from a train. Fleeting, distant and tempting with their beauty. It is a book that stays in your memory long after you read it, encouraging you to reflect on your own relationships and emotions.

Specification: Pages: 151, Format: 126x207 mm, Year of publication: 2023, Binding: paperback, Publisher: Cyranka, Number of pages: 151, Binding: paperback, Format: 126x207 mm. Immerse yourself in the world of "Small Preludes" and let yourself be carried away by this extraordinary story.