The Gift: A Novel - Couverture souple

Flusfeder, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0007157746 ISBN 13 : 9780007157747

Editeur : Harper Perennial, 2004

Synopsis

Book by Flusfeder David

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

“Flusfeder’s farcical morality tale is darkly comedic but also surprisingly sweet in all the right places.” (Booklist)

“A witty, razor sharp novel, with just the right amount of tenderness.” (Publishers Weekly)

“The best book you’ll give yourself all year. Don’t waste it on anyone else—they don’t deserve it.’ (Will Self)

“Unexpectedly wise and generous: a complete story and a very good one.” (Jonathan Franzen)

“A compelling, provokingly ambivalent and often surprisingly tender story.” (London Times)

“Piercingly well-written..a psychological thriller, a meditation on the barrenness of modern, material life [and] a gloomily funny novel.” (Sunday Express (London))

“Flusfeder is certainly doing something different from and more interesting than most contemporary British novelists.” (Independent (UK))

“A deep and surreal exposition on the cruelty of generosity...the perfect present for your successful friends.” (London Times (Sunday))

“The perfect gift to answer all gifts...remarkably perceptive...a triumph.” (Observer (UK))

“Flusfeder spins reality into a dream and back again...[giving] us a gift he may find hard to match.” (Guardian)

Présentation de l'éditeur

Phillip's best friends are richer than he is. They're more successful. Worst of all, they give fabulous presents: a handmade corkscrew from Venice, an irritatingly perfect jade carving, impossible-to-get soccer tickets. These are gifts that hurt a man's pride. And they can never be matched. Which doesn't mean Phillip won't try ... Outrageously funny and deftly observed, The Gift delights in the comically destructive forces of envy and desire that drive us all.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harper Perennial
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0007157746
• ISBN 13: 9780007157747
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320