The Son - Couverture souple

Meyer, Philipp

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0857209442 ISBN 13 : 9780857209443

Editeur : Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2014

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

Part epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story, part unflinching portrait of the bloody price of power, The Son is an utterly transporting novel that maps the legacy of violence in the American West through the lives of the McCulloughs, an ambitious family as resilient and dangerous as the land they claim.
Love, honor, children are sacrificed in the name of ambition, as the family becomes one of the richest powers in Texas, a ranching-and-oil dynasty of unsurpassed wealth and privilege. Yet, like all empires, the McCulloughs must eventually face the consequences of their choices.
Harrowing, panoramic, and vividly drawn, The Son is a masterful achievement from a sublime young talent.
'Stunning . . . a book that for once really does deserve to be
called a masterpiece' Kate Atkinson
'An impressive and multi-talented storyteller in the old, good sense -
the kind that makes me hang on for whatever the next chapter will hold' Richard Ford
'An epic in the tradition of Faulkner and Melville, this is the work
of a writer at the height of his power' Kevin Powers, author of The Yellow Birds

Quatrième de couverture :

A Globe & Mail 100 Selection

Part epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story, part unflinching portrait of the bloody price of power, The Son is an utterly transporting novel that maps the legacy of violence in the American West through the lives of the McCulloughs, an ambitious family as resilient and dangerous as the land they claim.

Eli McCullough is thirteen years old when a marauding band of Comanche storm his homestead and take him captive. Brave and clever, Eli quickly adapts to Comanche life, carving a place as the chief's adopted son, and waging war against their enemies, including white men. But when disease, starvation, and overwhelming numbers of armed Americans decimate the tribe, Eli finds himself alone. Neither white nor Indian, civilized or fully wild, he must carve a place for himself in a world in which he does not fully belong—a journey of adventure, tragedy, hardship, grit, and luck that reverberates in the lives of his progeny.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0857209442
• ISBN 13: 9780857209443
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 608