Field, The Poetry But for her fifth book

But for her fifth book

to the past and the present

FINALIST FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD

provocative and enlightening

Field, The Poetry But for her fifth bookFrom Robert Seethaler, the International Booker Prize finalist for A Whole Life and bestselling author of The Tobacconist, comes a tale of life and death and human connection, told through the voices of those who have passed on. The Field is the oldest part of the cemetery in Paulstadt, where some of the small towns most outspoken residents can be found. From their graves, they tell stories. Some recall just a moment perhaps the one in which they left