random house lcc us aug 2021 (8 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS CHOICE A novelist discovers the dark side of Hollywood and reckons with ambition, corruption, and environmental collapse in a darkly satirical reflection of ecological reality (Time) LONGLISTED FOR THE JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Time, Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Vulture, Thrillist, Literary Hub An urgent novel about our very near future, and a deeply addictive pleasure. Katie Kitamura, author of Intimacies Novelist Patrick Hamlin has come to Los Angeles to oversee the film adaptation of one of his books and try to impress his wife and daughter back home with this last-ditch attempt at professional success. But California is not as he imagined. Drought, wildfire, and corporate corruption are everywhere, and the company behind a mysterious new brand of synthetic water seems to be at the root of it all. Patrick finds an unlikely partner in Cassidy Carter the cynical starlet of his film and the two investigate the sun-scorched city, where they discover the darker side of all that glitters in Hollywood. Something New Under the Sun is an unmissable novel for our present moment a bold exploration of environmental catastrophe in the age of alternative facts, and a ghost story not of the past but of the near future (The New York Times). 351 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS CHOICE A novelist discovers the dark side of Hollywood and reckons with ambition, corruption, and environmental collapse in a darkly satirical reflection of ecological reality (Time) LONGLISTED FOR THE JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Time, Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Vulture, Thrillist, Literary Hub An urgent novel about our very near future, and a deeply addictive pleasure. Katie Kitamura, author of Intimacies Novelist Patrick Hamlin has come to Los Angeles to oversee the film adaptation of one of his books and try to impress his wife and daughter back home with this last-ditch attempt at professional success. But California is not as he imagined. Drought, wildfire, and corporate corruption are everywhere, and the company behind a mysterious new brand of synthetic water seems to be at the root of it all. Patrick finds an unlikely partner in Cassidy Carter the cynical starlet of his film and the two investigate the sun-scorched city, where they discover the darker side of all that glitters in Hollywood. Something New Under the Sun is an unmissable novel for our present moment a bold exploration of environmental catastrophe in the age of alternative facts, and a ghost story not of the past but of the near future (The New York Times). 351 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE A remarkable novel of suffering, love, and healing the story of three generations of women on an unlikely journey to a Croatian island and a secret that needs to be told from the internationally best-selling author of To the End of the Land A magnificent book . The way Grossman writes about these regions is unique, with a deep understanding of our experience. Josip Mlaki , Express (Croatia)More Than I Love My Life is the story of three strong women: Vera, age ninety; her daughter, Nina; and her granddaughter, Gili, who at thirty-nine is a filmmaker and a wary consumer of affection. A bitter secret divides each mother and daughter pair, though Gili abandoned by Nina when she was just three has always been close to her grandmother.With Gili making the arrangements, they travel together to Goli Otok, a barren island off the coast of Croatia, where Vera was imprisoned and tortured for three years as a young wife after she refused to betray her husband and denounce him as an enemy of the people. This unlikely journey filtered through the lens of Gili s camera, as she seeks to make a film that might help explain her life lays bare the intertwining of fear, love, and mercy, and the complex overlapping demands of romantic and parental passion.More Than I Love My Life was inspired by the true story of one of David Grossman s longtime confidantes, a woman who, in the early 1950s, was held on the notorious Goli Otok ( the Adriatic Alcatraz ). With flashbacks to the stalwart Vera protecting what was most precious on the wretched rock where she was held, and Grossman s fearless examination of the human heart, this swift novel is a thrilling addition to the oeuvre of one of our greatest living novelists, whose revered moral voice continues to resonate around the world. 281 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE A remarkable novel of suffering, love, and healing the story of three generations of women on an unlikely journey to a Croatian island and a secret that needs to be told from the internationally best-selling author of To the End of the Land A magnificent book . The way Grossman writes about these regions is unique, with a deep understanding of our experience. Josip Mlaki , Express (Croatia)More Than I Love My Life is the story of three strong women: Vera, age ninety; her daughter, Nina; and her granddaughter, Gili, who at thirty-nine is a filmmaker and a wary consumer of affection. A bitter secret divides each mother and daughter pair, though Gili abandoned by Nina when she was just three has always been close to her grandmother.With Gili making the arrangements, they travel together to Goli Otok, a barren island off the coast of Croatia, where Vera was imprisoned and tortured for three years as a young wife after she refused to betray her husband and denounce him as an enemy of the people. This unlikely journey filtered through the lens of Gili s camera, as she seeks to make a film that might help explain her life lays bare the intertwining of fear, love, and mercy, and the complex overlapping demands of romantic and parental passion.More Than I Love My Life was inspired by the true story of one of David Grossman s longtime confidantes, a woman who, in the early 1950s, was held on the notorious Goli Otok ( the Adriatic Alcatraz ). With flashbacks to the stalwart Vera protecting what was most precious on the wretched rock where she was held, and Grossman s fearless examination of the human heart, this swift novel is a thrilling addition to the oeuvre of one of our greatest living novelists, whose revered moral voice continues to resonate around the world. 281 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE A novelist discovers the dark side of Hollywood and reckons with ambition, corruption, and connectedness in the age of environmental collapse and ecological awakening-a darkly unsettling near-future novel for readers of Don DeLillo and Ottessa MoshfeghONE OF VULTURE'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR ONE OF SUMMER'S BEST BOOKS: The Wall Street Journal Time Parade LitHub Vanity Fair Vogue Refinery29 Esquire'A darkly satirical reflection of ecological reality.'-Time'Genius.'-Los Angeles Times'Wildly entertaining and beautifully written.'-LitHubEast Coast novelist Patrick Hamlin has come to Hollywood with simple goals in mind: overseeing the production of a film adaptation of one of his books, preventing starlet Cassidy Carter's disruptive behavior from derailing said production, and turning this last-ditch effort at career resuscitation into the sort of success that will dazzle his wife and daughter back home. But California is not as he imagined: Drought, wildfire, and corporate corruption are omnipresent, and the company behind a mysterious new brand of synthetic water seems to be at the root of it all. Patrick partners with Cassidy-after having been her reluctant chauffeur for weeks-and the two of them investigate the sun-scorched city's darker crevices, where they discover that catastrophe resembles order until the last possible second.In this often-witty and all-too-timely story, Alexandra Kleeman grapples with the corruption of our environment in the age of alternative facts. Something New Under the Sun is a meticulous and deeply felt accounting of our very human anxieties, liabilities, dependencies, and, ultimately, responsibility to truth. 351 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE A remarkable novel of suffering, love, and healing-the story of three generations of women on an unlikely journey to a Croatian island and a secret that needs to be told-from the internationally best-selling author of To the End of the Land 'A magnificent book . The way Grossman writes about these regions is unique, with a deep understanding of our experience.' -Josip Mlakic, Express (Croatia)More Than I Love My Life is the story of three strong women: Vera, age ninety; her daughter, Nina; and her granddaughter, Gili, who at thirty-nine is a filmmaker and a wary consumer of affection. A bitter secret divides each mother and daughter pair, though Gili-abandoned by Nina when she was just three-has always been close to her grandmother. With Gili making the arrangements, they travel together to Goli Otok, a barren island off the coast of Croatia, where Vera was imprisoned and tortured for three years as a young wife after she refused to betray her husband and denounce him as an enemy of the people. This unlikely journey-filtered through the lens of Gili's camera, as she seeks to make a film that might help explain her life-lays bare the intertwining of fear, love, and mercy, and the complex overlapping demands of romantic and parental passion. More Than I Love My Life was inspired by the true story of one of David Grossman's longtime confidantes, a woman who, in the early 1950s, was held on the notorious Goli Otok ('the Adriatic Alcatraz'). With flashbacks to the stalwart Vera protecting what was most precious on the wretched rock where she was held, and Grossman's fearless examination of the human heart, this swift novel is a thrilling addition to the oeuvre of one of our greatest living novelists, whose revered moral voice continues to resonate around the world. 281 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE A remarkable novel of suffering, love, and healing the story of three generations of women on an unlikely journey to a Croatian island and a secret that needs to be told from the internationally best-selling author of To the End of the Land A magnificent book . The way Grossman writes about these regions is unique, with a deep understanding of our experience. Josip Mlaki , Express (Croatia)More Than I Love My Life is the story of three strong women: Vera, age ninety; her daughter, Nina; and her granddaughter, Gili, who at thirty-nine is a filmmaker and a wary consumer of affection. A bitter secret divides each mother and daughter pair, though Gili abandoned by Nina when she was just three has always been close to her grandmother.With Gili making the arrangements, they travel together to Goli Otok, a barren island off the coast of Croatia, where Vera was imprisoned and tortured for three years as a young wife after she refused to betray her husband and denounce him as an enemy of the people. This unlikely journey filtered through the lens of Gili s camera, as she seeks to make a film that might help explain her life lays bare the intertwining of fear, love, and mercy, and the complex overlapping demands of romantic and parental passion.More Than I Love My Life was inspired by the true story of one of David Grossman s longtime confidantes, a woman who, in the early 1950s, was held on the notorious Goli Otok ( the Adriatic Alcatraz ). With flashbacks to the stalwart Vera protecting what was most precious on the wretched rock where she was held, and Grossman s fearless examination of the human heart, this swift novel is a thrilling addition to the oeuvre of one of our greatest living novelists, whose revered moral voice continues to resonate around the world.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS CHOICE A novelist discovers the dark side of Hollywood and reckons with ambition, corruption, and environmental collapse in a darkly satirical reflection of ecological reality (Time) LONGLISTED FOR THE JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Time, Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Vulture, Thrillist, Literary Hub An urgent novel about our very near future, and a deeply addictive pleasure. Katie Kitamura, author of Intimacies Novelist Patrick Hamlin has come to Los Angeles to oversee the film adaptation of one of his books and try to impress his wife and daughter back home with this last-ditch attempt at professional success. But California is not as he imagined. Drought, wildfire, and corporate corruption are everywhere, and the company behind a mysterious new brand of synthetic water seems to be at the root of it all. Patrick finds an unlikely partner in Cassidy Carter the cynical starlet of his film and the two investigate the sun-scorched city, where they discover the darker side of all that glitters in Hollywood. Something New Under the Sun is an unmissable novel for our present moment a bold exploration of environmental catastrophe in the age of alternative facts, and a ghost story not of the past but of the near future (The New York Times).