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A State of Siege

Janet Frame

Chris Kraus

• The second work from the lauded New Zealand author to appear on the Fitzcarraldo Editions Classics list.

• A thrilling novel that is also a poignant psychological examination of the human condition.

Classification : Others
Pub Date : NOV 6, 2025
Imprint : Fitzcarraldo Editions
Page Extent :
Binding : PB
ISBN : 9781804271995
Price : INR 899

Janet Frame

Janet Frame (1924–2004) was a celebrated New Zealand author of novels, short stories, poetry and the three-volume autobiography An Angel at My Table that was adapted for cinema by Jane Campion. Janet Frame won numerous local and international literary prizes including the Commonwealth Prize for Best Book. She was an Honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and held two honorary doctorates. She was awarded a CBE in 1983 and in 1990 she was made a Member of the Order of New Zealand, the country’s highest civil honour. Her work is in print around the world and has been translated into many languages.

Chris Kraus

Chris Kraus is a writer and critic. Her novels include Aliens & Anorexia, I Love Dick, Torpor, and Summer of Hate. I Love Dick was adapted for television and her literary biography After Kathy Acker was published in 2017. Her work has been praised for its damning intelligence, vulnerability, and dazzling speed and has been translated into seventeen languages. She lives in Los Angeles.

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A State of Siege

Janet Frame

Chris Kraus

Janet Frame

Chris Kraus

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