Te Herenga Waka University Press
Winner of the 2018 Acorn Foundation Fiction Prize Shortlist
Carla, Sharon and Duey have worked in fashion for longer than they care to remember. For them, there’s nothing new under the sun. They’re Generation X: tired, cynical and sick of being used.
Tommy, Cal and Kurt are millennials. They’ve come from nowhere, but with their monied families behind them they’re ready to remake fashion. They represent the new sincere, the anti-irony. Both generations are searching for a way out, an alternative to their messed-up reality.
Pip Adam’s new novel walks the streets of Auckland city now, examining the fashion scene, intergenerational tension and modern life with an unflinching eye. From the wreckage and waste of the 21st century, new animals must emerge.
Cover art and design by Kerry Ann Lee.
Reviews of The New Animals
'Don't Get Comfortable: A review of The New Animals' by Briar Lawry in The Pantograph Punch
'On the blind, mulish idiocy of reviewers and the genius of Pip Adam' by Carl Shuker in The Spin-Off
'Why Pip Adam deserved to win the big prize at the Ockham Book Award' by Anna Smaill
Winner of the 2018 Acorn Foundation Fiction Prize Shortlist
Carla, Sharon and Duey have worked in fashion for longer than they care to remember. For them, there’s nothing new under the sun. They’re Generation X: tired, cynical and sick of being used.
Tommy, Cal and Kurt are millennials. They’ve come from nowhere, but with their monied families behind them they’re ready to remake fashion. They represent the new sincere, the anti-irony. Both generations are searching for a way out, an alternative to their messed-up reality.
Pip Adam’s new novel walks the streets of Auckland city now, examining the fashion scene, intergenerational tension and modern life with an unflinching eye. From the wreckage and waste of the 21st century, new animals must emerge.
Cover art and design by Kerry Ann Lee.
Reviews of The New Animals
'Don't Get Comfortable: A review of The New Animals' by Briar Lawry in The Pantograph Punch
'On the blind, mulish idiocy of reviewers and the genius of Pip Adam' by Carl Shuker in The Spin-Off
'Why Pip Adam deserved to win the big prize at the Ockham Book Award' by Anna Smaill