Virtue and Rosalind

byAnne Serre, Mark Hutchinson (Translator)

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Virtue and Rosalind is a literary hall of mirrors, in which we view our narrator through the stories she chooses to tell, sweeping us up into a dizzying whirl. Central to her life are her relationships with other women, and their shared love of art. But, whether she is recalling a memory, attending a football match or reading fan mail, are the women who share her existence companions, projections, or merely refractions of a self perpetually in motion?

International Booker shortlistee Anne Serre once again affirms herself a master of literary form and innovation. Lavish in scope, yet entirely unadorned and direct in style, Virtue and Rosalind leaves the reader with the sensation of having absorbed a whole library in one sitting – all in the company of a shrewd and hilarious friend, as we ourselves become a surface onto which she imprints her dazzling storytelling.

Betting on the Nobel Prize is a risky errand, but Serre feels like an increasingly decent bet . . . She does more in 100 words than most writers do in 10,000. This tale of a woman’s love of art and life marks another success

Best Books for 2026, The Telegraph

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