PARASOL AGAINST THE AXE

256pp., paperback, Reprint, Faber & Faber, London, (2024) 2025

ISBN: 9780571366644

Helen Oyeyemi's latest novel - a love letter to the city of Prague.

"Highly anticipated and almost undefinable ... A story about Prague, its history, its present and the varied inhabitants, which the city itself narrates and reflects on. You see? We can't do it justice - just settle back and allow yourself to enjoy a writer who's playfully and joyously conjuring up something entirely original." Stylist

"The bold, lucid, and experimental latest from Oyeyemi portrays Prague as a city of dreams and mysteries ... Bizarre doublings and subplots abound as Oyeyemi delightfully channels a Borgesian literary lunacy ..." Publishers Weekly

Helen Oyeyemi was born in Nigeria and raised in London. She is the author of the story collection What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours (PEN Open Book Award), and eight novels, including Peaces; Boy, Snow, Bird and White is for Witching (Somerset Maugham Award).