Małgorzata Lebda's Voracious is a novel that follows a year in the life of a young woman caring for her dying grandmother in the company of her grandfather, her friend and animals. Set in a small village which echoes with noises from a nearby slaughterhouse, the residents are eternally threatened by a landslide. While the grandfather renovates a house for his wife, the women care for one another, for the plants and for the animals. Małgorzata Lebda guides us through the countryside, changing seasons, through wildlife, illness, death, and love. Everything is at once fragile and full of life, animate and inanimate. Full of profound emotional truths, this book signals the arrival of a new international talent. Shortlisted for the Angelus Prize, the Conrad Prize and the Nike Award Nominated for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award. Translated from Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones Linden Editions, 236pp, 13cm x 20cm, paperback, 2023, translated 2025
