The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth

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Adrian Duncan

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English

Miscellaneous
02 June 2026

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025'An original voice' Colm TÃ³ibÃn'Duncan brings a new way of seeing' Irish TimesOne winter, in a secluded Alpine city, Irish sculptor John Molloy meets Bernadette, an enigmatic Italian sociologist. As John falls in love, a distressing moment from his youth rises into view, the disastrous fallout of which has reverberated unchecked through his life. Years later, a letter from home arrives, asking him to pray for the speedy death of an ailing friend. Over a day-long odyssey through the ancient streets and churches of Bologna, John is forced to confront his present, his past and the bedrock of his psyche. A delicately crafted novel of two halves, a decade apart, The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth is a masterful excavation of human desires, inhibitions and the patterns of habit to which we unwittingly fall prey.

By: Adrian Duncan
Imprint: Miscellaneous
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 186g
ISBN: 9781806490271
ISBN 10: 1806490277
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 02 June 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Adrian Duncan is an Irish artist and writer. He is the author of Love Notes from a German Building Site, which won the John McGahern Book Prize, A Sabbatical in Leipzig, which was shortlisted for the Kerry Novel of the Year, and The Geometer Lobachevsky. The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth is his fourth novel.

Reviews for The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth

Revelatory ... A deliberative and delicate reading experience * Guardian * Uncanny, strange and exquisite * Financial Times * Makes you remember why you read * Sunday Post *