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The Passengers : Shortlisted for The Rathbones Folio Prize 2023 - Will Ashon

The Passengers

Shortlisted for The Rathbones Folio Prize 2023

By: Will Ashon

eBook | 2 August 2022

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An original and profound portrait of contemporary Britain told through the testimonies of its inhabitants.

'A spectacularly enjoyable and compelling reading experience . . . funny, moving, surprising and thought-provoking. It humanises literature in this toxic moment.' - MAX PORTER

Between October 2018 and March 2021, Will Ashon collected voices - people talking about their lives, needs, dreams, loves, hopes and fears - all of them with some connection to the British Isles. He used a range of methods including letters sent to random addresses, hitchhiking, referrals from strangers and so on. He conducted the interviews in person, on the phone, over the internet or asked people to record themselves. Interview techniques ranged from asking people to tell him a secret to choosing an arbitrary question from a list.

The resulting testimonies tell the collective story of what it feels like to be alive in a particular time and place - here and now. The Passengers is a book about how we give shape to our lives, find meaning in the chaos, acknowledge the fragility of our existence while alleviating this anxiety with moments of beauty, love, humour and solidarity.

About the Author

WILL ASHON is the author of two novels and two works of non-fiction, Strange Labyrinth and the critically acclaimed Chamber Music: About the Wu-Tang (in 36 Pieces). Ashon also founded the independent record label Big Dada, which he ran for over fifteen years. He lives in London.

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