Resisting a progressive narrative – skipping between years to pause and regress, then pulling us into the immediacy of pain – Marsman is, as ever, lucid, stylish and sage in her irregularity.
Characterised by the energetic brilliance of Marsman’s thoughts – superbly captured by translator Sophie Collins – and her ability to communicate complex arguments with great subtlety and lightness of touch ... Marsman can also be very funny ... Clear-eyed.