Reservoir 13

- A new novel by inarguably one of the most significant young authors of his generation in Europe (IF NOBODY SPEAKS OF REMARKABLE THINGS 9780618344581), a major figure who is always widely and prominently reviewed in North American, and a celebrated voice Catapult is proud to publish here. In the UK, RESERVOIR 13 was a major acquisition for Fourth Estate, named a fiction highlight of 2017 by the Guardian, and is receiving stellar preview coverage ahead of publication.

- An intimate portrait of a small town forever marked by a profound tragedy, RESERVOIR 13 rejects the easy answers in favor of a complicated and engaging narrative; the loss is suffered by an outsider and yet reverberates in small and large ways in the residents' own lives.

- RESERVOIR 13 evokes the spirit of Jeffrey Eugenides' THE VIRGIN SUICIDES, Zadie Smith's NW, and Hisham Matar's ANATOMY OF A DISAPPEARANCE.

- The narrative voice of the novel plays gorgeously with time; there is a consistent and compelling rhythm in the book as moments slow to a standstill, as if to give the reader a moment of respite, after which the story sweeps in again suddenly and the seasons change.

- RESERVOIR 13 sweeps the reader up quickly-it's quite easy to accidentally read in one sitting and yet still maintains a strong literary quality, understated and emotionally moving in equal measure.