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“Ball has created a voice that echoes the beloved narrators of J. D. Salinger and John Green. . . . With her tragic past, brilliant mind and subversive potential, Lucia could be thought of as a young Lisbeth Salander, or a high-IQ, antiheroic Katniss Everdeen, but with a better sense of humor.” —Newsday

Lucia Stanton’s father is dead, her mother is in a mental hospital, and she’s recently been kicked out of school—again. Living with her aunt in a garage-turned-bedroom, and armed with only a book, a Zippo lighter, and a pocketful of stolen licorice, she spends her days riding the bus to visit her mom and following the only rule that makes any sense: Don’t do things you aren’t proud of.

When Lucia discovers that her school has a secret Arson Club, her life is suddenly lit up; she’ll do anything to join. Edgy, raw, and hilarious, How to Set a Fire and Why is a thrilling story about growing up the hard way.

Sinds het zwijgen begon is de vierde roman van de Amerikaanse schrijver Jesse Ball (1978), wiens oeuvre door sommige critici wordt vergeleken met het werk van Kafka, Murakami, Sebald, en Calvino, maar door de meeste critici als volstrekt uniek wordt beschouwd. Ball doceert naar eigen zeggen 'liegen en lucide dromen' aan de gerenommeerde School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Op de website van de hogeschool staat dat hij lesgeeft in 'schrijven'. Op bol.com vind je alle boeken van Jesse Ball, waaronder het nieuwste boek van Jesse Ball.