The Guardian Australia
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Polly Barton's debut novel explores obsession and infatuation through Frankfurt translator's perspective
Polly Barton's debut novel follows an unnamed young woman who relocates to Frankfurt hoping for self-reinvention. After a fleeting encounter with a stranger on a tram, she becomes obsessively fixated on him while working as a translator. The feverish interior monologue captures her addiction to infatuation, with karaoke offering catharsis amid emotional loops of desire and dread.
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