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Tenth of December, Winnaar van The Folio Prize 2014 en genomineerd voor de National Book Award (2014)
EN HC NWISBN: 9780812993806 bzw. 0812993802, in Englisch, Random House Usa Inc, gebundenes Buch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Niederlande, 5-10 werkdagen.
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NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYTHE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY People The New York Times Magazine NPR Entertainment Weekly New York The Telegraph BuzzFeed Kirkus Reviews BookPage Shelf Awareness One of the most important and blazingly original writers of his generation, George Saunders is an undisputed master of the short story, andTenth of December is his most honest, accessible, and moving co... NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYTHE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY People The New York Times Magazine NPR Entertainment Weekly New York The Telegraph BuzzFeed Kirkus Reviews BookPage Shelf Awareness One of the most important and blazingly original writers of his generation, George Saunders is an undisputed master of the short story, andTenth of December is his most honest, accessible, and moving collection yet. In the taut opener, “Victory Lap,ö a boy witnesses the attempted abduction of the girl next door and is faced with a harrowing choice: Does he ignore what he sees, or override years of smothering advice from his parents and act? In “Home,ö a combat-damaged soldier moves back in with his mother and struggles to reconcile the world he left with the one to which he has returned. And in the title story, a stunning meditation on imagination, memory, and loss, a middle-aged cancer patient walks into the woods to commit suicide, only to encounter a troubled young boy who, over the course of a fateful morning, gives the dying man a final chance to recall who he really is. A hapless, deluded owner of an antiques store; two mothers struggling to do the right thing; a teenage girl whose idealism is challenged by a brutal brush with reality; a man tormented by a series of pharmaceutical experiments that force him to lust, to love, to killthe unforgettable characters that populate the pages ofTenth of December are vividly and lovingly infused with Saunders´s signature blend of exuberant prose, deep humanity, and stylistic innovation. Writing brilliantly and profoundly about class, sex, love, loss, work, despair, and war, Saunders cuts to the core of the contemporary experience. These stories take on the big questions and explore the fault lines of our own morality, delving into the questions of what makes us good and what makes us human. Unsettling, insightful, and hilarious, the stories in Tenth of Decemberthrough their manic energy, their focus on what is redeemable in human beings, and their generosity of spiritnot only entertain and delight; they fulfill Chekhov´s dictum that art should “prepare us for tenderness.ö NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “The best book you´ll read this year.öThe New York Times Magazine “A feat of inventiveness . . . This eclectic collection never ceases to delight with its at times absurd, surreal, and darkly humorous look at very serious subjects. . . . Saunders makes you feel as though you are reading fiction for the first time.öKhaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner “The best short-story writer in Englishnot `one of,´ not `arguably,´ but the Best.öMary Karr,Time “A visceral and moving act of storytelling . . . No one writes more powerfully than George Saunders about the lost, the unlucky, the disenfranchised.öMichiko Kakutani,The New York Times “Saunders´s startling, dreamlike stories leave you feeling newly awakened to the world.öPeople “It´s no exaggeration to say that short story master George Saunders helped change the trajectory of American fiction.öThe Wall Street Journal GEORGE SAUNDERS WAS NAMED ONE OF THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD BYTIME MAGAZINETaal: Engels;Afmetingen: 30x218x157 mm;Gewicht: 386,00 gram;Verschijningsdatum: januari 2013;Druk: 1;ISBN10: 0812993802;ISBN13: 9780812993806; Engelstalig | Hardcover | 2013.
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NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYTHE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY People The New York Times Magazine NPR Entertainment Weekly New York The Telegraph BuzzFeed Kirkus Reviews BookPage Shelf Awareness One of the most important and blazingly original writers of his generation, George Saunders is an undisputed master of the short story, andTenth of December is his most honest, accessible, and moving co... NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYTHE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY People The New York Times Magazine NPR Entertainment Weekly New York The Telegraph BuzzFeed Kirkus Reviews BookPage Shelf Awareness One of the most important and blazingly original writers of his generation, George Saunders is an undisputed master of the short story, andTenth of December is his most honest, accessible, and moving collection yet. In the taut opener, “Victory Lap,ö a boy witnesses the attempted abduction of the girl next door and is faced with a harrowing choice: Does he ignore what he sees, or override years of smothering advice from his parents and act? In “Home,ö a combat-damaged soldier moves back in with his mother and struggles to reconcile the world he left with the one to which he has returned. And in the title story, a stunning meditation on imagination, memory, and loss, a middle-aged cancer patient walks into the woods to commit suicide, only to encounter a troubled young boy who, over the course of a fateful morning, gives the dying man a final chance to recall who he really is. A hapless, deluded owner of an antiques store; two mothers struggling to do the right thing; a teenage girl whose idealism is challenged by a brutal brush with reality; a man tormented by a series of pharmaceutical experiments that force him to lust, to love, to killthe unforgettable characters that populate the pages ofTenth of December are vividly and lovingly infused with Saunders´s signature blend of exuberant prose, deep humanity, and stylistic innovation. Writing brilliantly and profoundly about class, sex, love, loss, work, despair, and war, Saunders cuts to the core of the contemporary experience. These stories take on the big questions and explore the fault lines of our own morality, delving into the questions of what makes us good and what makes us human. Unsettling, insightful, and hilarious, the stories in Tenth of Decemberthrough their manic energy, their focus on what is redeemable in human beings, and their generosity of spiritnot only entertain and delight; they fulfill Chekhov´s dictum that art should “prepare us for tenderness.ö NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “The best book you´ll read this year.öThe New York Times Magazine “A feat of inventiveness . . . This eclectic collection never ceases to delight with its at times absurd, surreal, and darkly humorous look at very serious subjects. . . . Saunders makes you feel as though you are reading fiction for the first time.öKhaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner “The best short-story writer in Englishnot `one of,´ not `arguably,´ but the Best.öMary Karr,Time “A visceral and moving act of storytelling . . . No one writes more powerfully than George Saunders about the lost, the unlucky, the disenfranchised.öMichiko Kakutani,The New York Times “Saunders´s startling, dreamlike stories leave you feeling newly awakened to the world.öPeople “It´s no exaggeration to say that short story master George Saunders helped change the trajectory of American fiction.öThe Wall Street Journal GEORGE SAUNDERS WAS NAMED ONE OF THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD BYTIME MAGAZINETaal: Engels;Afmetingen: 30x218x157 mm;Gewicht: 386,00 gram;Verschijningsdatum: januari 2013;Druk: 1;ISBN10: 0812993802;ISBN13: 9780812993806; Engelstalig | Hardcover | 2013.
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Tenth of December: Stories (2013)
~EN NWISBN: 9780812993806 bzw. 0812993802, vermutlich in Englisch, Penguin Random House, neu.
Lieferung aus: Deutschland, Lieferbar innerhalb von 3 Wochen.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST FICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY AND BUZZFEED • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY People • The New York Times Magazine • NPR • Entertainment Weekly • New York • The Telegraph • BuzzFeed • Kirkus Reviews • BookPage • Shelf Awareness One of the most important and blazingly original writers of his generation, George Saunders is an undisputed master of the short story, and Tenth of December is his most honest, accessible, and moving collection yet. In the taut opener, “Victory Lap,” a boy witnesses the attempted abduction of the girl next door and is faced with a harrowing choice: Does he ignore what he sees, or override years of smothering advice from his parents and act? In “Home,” a combat-damaged soldier moves back in with his mother and struggles to reconcile the world he left with the one to which he has returned. And in the title story, a stunning meditation on imagination, memory, and loss, a middle-aged cancer patient walks into the woods to commit suicide, only to encounter a troubled young boy who, over the course of a fateful morning, gives the dying man a final chance to recall who he really is. A hapless, deluded owner of an antiques store; two mothers struggling to do the right thing; a teenage girl whose idealism is challenged by a brutal brush with reality; a man tormented by a series of pharmaceutical experiments that force him to lust, to love, to kill—the unforgettable characters that populate the pages of Tenth of December are vividly and lovingly infused with Saunders’s signature blend of exuberant prose, deep humanity, and stylistic innovation. Writing brilliantly and profoundly about class, sex, love, loss, work, despair, and war, Saunders cuts to the core of the contemporary experience. These stories take on the big questions and explore the fault lines of our own morality, delving into the questions of what makes us good and what makes us human. Unsettling, insightful, and hilarious, the stories in Tenth of December—through their manic energy, their focus on what is redeemable in human beings, and their generosity of spirit—not only entertain and delight; they fulfill Chekhov’s dictum that art should “prepare us for tenderness.” GEORGE SAUNDERS WAS NAMED ONE OF THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD BY TIME MAGAZINE, gebundene Ausgabe, 08.01.2013.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST FICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY AND BUZZFEED • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY People • The New York Times Magazine • NPR • Entertainment Weekly • New York • The Telegraph • BuzzFeed • Kirkus Reviews • BookPage • Shelf Awareness One of the most important and blazingly original writers of his generation, George Saunders is an undisputed master of the short story, and Tenth of December is his most honest, accessible, and moving collection yet. In the taut opener, “Victory Lap,” a boy witnesses the attempted abduction of the girl next door and is faced with a harrowing choice: Does he ignore what he sees, or override years of smothering advice from his parents and act? In “Home,” a combat-damaged soldier moves back in with his mother and struggles to reconcile the world he left with the one to which he has returned. And in the title story, a stunning meditation on imagination, memory, and loss, a middle-aged cancer patient walks into the woods to commit suicide, only to encounter a troubled young boy who, over the course of a fateful morning, gives the dying man a final chance to recall who he really is. A hapless, deluded owner of an antiques store; two mothers struggling to do the right thing; a teenage girl whose idealism is challenged by a brutal brush with reality; a man tormented by a series of pharmaceutical experiments that force him to lust, to love, to kill—the unforgettable characters that populate the pages of Tenth of December are vividly and lovingly infused with Saunders’s signature blend of exuberant prose, deep humanity, and stylistic innovation. Writing brilliantly and profoundly about class, sex, love, loss, work, despair, and war, Saunders cuts to the core of the contemporary experience. These stories take on the big questions and explore the fault lines of our own morality, delving into the questions of what makes us good and what makes us human. Unsettling, insightful, and hilarious, the stories in Tenth of December—through their manic energy, their focus on what is redeemable in human beings, and their generosity of spirit—not only entertain and delight; they fulfill Chekhov’s dictum that art should “prepare us for tenderness.” GEORGE SAUNDERS WAS NAMED ONE OF THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD BY TIME MAGAZINE, gebundene Ausgabe, 08.01.2013.
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Tenth of December: Stories (2013)
EN HC US FEISBN: 9780812993806 bzw. 0812993802, in Englisch, 251 Seiten, Random House, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht, Erstausgabe.
Користи од: £0.18 (50 Нуди)
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Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days, Плус испорука.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, jemilesbooksellers.
Tenth of December A collection of stories which includes "Home," a wryly whimsical account of a soldier's return from war; "Victory lap," a tale about an inventive abduction attempt, and the title story, in which a suicidal cancer patient saves the life of a young misfit. Full description, Hardcover, Издање: 1, Ознака: Random House, Random House, Групе производа: Book, Објавио: 2013-01-08, Датум издавања: 2013-01-08, Студио: Random House, Продаје ранг: 761709.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, jemilesbooksellers.
Tenth of December A collection of stories which includes "Home," a wryly whimsical account of a soldier's return from war; "Victory lap," a tale about an inventive abduction attempt, and the title story, in which a suicidal cancer patient saves the life of a young misfit. Full description, Hardcover, Издање: 1, Ознака: Random House, Random House, Групе производа: Book, Објавио: 2013-01-08, Датум издавања: 2013-01-08, Студио: Random House, Продаје ранг: 761709.
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Tenth of December: Stories
EN HC USISBN: 9780812993806 bzw. 0812993802, in Englisch, Random House, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, zzgl. Versandkosten.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Discover Books.
Random House. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. Cover and pages show some wear from reading and storage.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Discover Books.
Random House. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. Cover and pages show some wear from reading and storage.
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Tenth of December: Stories (2013)
EN HC US FEISBN: 9780812993806 bzw. 0812993802, in Englisch, 272 Seiten, Random House, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht, Erstausgabe.
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Tenth of December: Stories (2013)
EN HC US FEISBN: 9780812993806 bzw. 0812993802, in Englisch, 272 Seiten, Random House, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht, Erstausgabe.
Ново из: CDN$ 14.17 (16 Нуди)
Користи од: CDN$ 0.01 (68 Нуди)
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Lieferung aus: Kanada, Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days.
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