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Beschreibung
In one of the most acclaimed fiction debuts in years Adam Haslett explores the lives that appear shuttered by loss and discovers entire worlds hidden inside them. An ageing inventor burning with manic creativity tries to reconcile with his estranged gay son. An orphaned boy draws a thuggish classmate into a relationship of escalating guilt and violence. A genteel middle-aged woman a long-time resident of a rest home becomes the confidante of a lovelorn teenage volunteer. With Checkovian restraint and compassion conveying both the sorrow of life and the courage with which people rise to meet it You Are Not A Stranger Here is a triumph.
In one of the most acclaimed fiction debuts in years Adam Haslett explores the lives that appear shuttered by loss and discovers entire worlds hidden inside them. An ageing inventor burning with manic creativity tries to reconcile with his estranged gay son. An orphaned boy draws a thuggish classmate into a relationship of escalating guilt and violence. A genteel middle-aged woman a long-time resident of a rest home becomes the confidante of a lovelorn teenage volunteer. With Checkovian restraint and compassion conveying both the sorrow of life and the courage with which people rise to meet it You Are Not A Stranger Here is a triumph.
Über den Autor
Adam Haslett
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 240 S.
ISBN-13: 9780099443643
ISBN-10: 0099443643
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Haslett, Adam
Hersteller: Vintage
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 198 x 129 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Adam Haslett
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.09.2003
Gewicht: 0,311 kg
Artikel-ID: 102562006