Boy Parts

By Eliza Clark

Book Overview

One of Granta's Best Young British Novelists 2023

An incendiary debut novel from a brash new talent--a pitch-black comedy, both shocking and hilarious, which fearlessly explores sexuality and gender roles in the twenty-first century.

"Hallucinogenic, electric and sharp, Boy Parts is a whirlwind exploration of gender, class, and power."--Jessica Andrews, author of Saltwater

Exiled from the art world and on sabbatical from her dead-end bar job, Irina obsessively takes explicit photographs of the average-looking men she persuades to model for her, scouted from the streets of Newcastle.

But her talent has not gone unnoticed, and Irina is invited to display her work at a fashionable London gallery. It is a chance to revive her career and escape from the rut of drugs, alcohol, and extreme cinema she's fallen into. Yet the news instead triggers a self-destructive tailspin, centered around Irina's consuming relationship with her best friend, and a shy young man from her local supermarket who has attracted her attention. . . .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0063328925
• ISBN13: 9780063328921
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 7.6"