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Miranda July’s second novel confirms the brilliance of her unique approach to fiction. With July’s wry voice, perfect comic timing, unabashed curiosity about human intimacy, and palpable delight in pushing boundaries, All Fours tells the story of one woman’s quest for a new kind of freedom. Part absurd entertainment, part tender reinvention of the sexual, romantic, and domestic life of a forty-five-year-old female artist, All Fours transcends expectation while excavating our beliefs about life lived as a woman.

A semi-famous artist announces her plan to drive cross-country from LA to NY. Thirty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the freeway, beds down in a nondescript motel and immerses herself in a temporary reinvention that turns out to be the start of an entirely different journey.

Here is Cheryl, a tightly-wound, vulnerable woman who lives alone, with a perpetual lump in her throat. She is haunted by a baby boy she met when she was six, who sometimes recurs as other people's babies. Cheryl is also obsessed with Phillip, a philandering board member at the women's self-defense nonprofit where she works. She believes they've been making love for many lifetimes, though they have yet to consummate in this one.

In her remarkable stories of seemingly ordinary people living extraordinary lives, Miranda July reveals how a single moment can change everything. Whether writing about a middle-aged woman's obsession with Prince William, or an aging factory worker who has never been in love, the result is startling, sexy and tender by turns. One of the most acclaimed debuts of recent years, Miranda July is a brilliant new voice in fiction.

Una artista medio famosa anuncia su intención de cruzar el país en coche, de Los Ángeles a Nueva York. Afrontar un largo viaje por carretera parece un buen modo de repensarse a sí misma en el ecuador de su vida. Media hora después de despedirse de su marido y su hije, sin saber muy bien por qué decide salir de la autopista, echarse en la cama de un motel anodino y sumergirse en un apasionado replanteamiento vital que resulta ser el comienzo de un viaje totalmente diferente al planeado.

The first novel by the filmmaker, artist and bestselling author Miranda July confirms her as a spectacularly original, iconic, and important voice today, and a writer for all time. The First Bad Man is dazzling and unforgettable.

From silly chuckles to rueful ironic glee to deep cosmic laughter, this new volume of humorous tales samples the best of recent seasons of the popular public radio series Selected Shorts.

Après avoir reçu de manière inopinée une jolie somme d'argent, une quadragénaire, mère de famille et artiste vaguement célèbre, saisit l'occasion pour s'offrir un séjour dans un bel hôtel à New York. Elle traversera le pays en voiture depuis Los Angeles et prévoit de s'absenter trois semaines en tout et pour tout. Vingt minutes après avoir laissé mari et enfant à la maison, elle s'arrête dans une petite bourgade pour faire le plein. Puis elle reste déjeuner, avant de décider de passer la nuit ici, à l'Excelsior. Un motel où elle croise Davey, un homme au regard magnétique.

In a series of stories that are shocking, sexy, charming, and ultimately unforgettable, Miranda July explores the hearts and minds of characters who are desperate for human connection and yet don't know what to do when it actually happens.