Touchy Subjects - Couverture souple

Donoghue, Emma

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0156032619 ISBN 13 : 9780156032612

Editeur : Mariner Books, 2007

Synopsis

In this sparkling collection of nineteen stories, the bestselling author of Slammerkin returns to contemporary affairs, exposing the private dilemmas that result from some of our most public controversies. A man finds God and finally wants to father a child—only his wife is now forty-two years old. A coach’s son discovers his sexuality on the football field. A repressed young woman finds liberation in her roommate’s bizarre secret. Many of these stories involve animals and what they mean to us, or babies and whether to have them; some reimagine biblical plots in modern contexts. With characters old, young, straight, gay, and simply confused, Donoghue dazzles with her range and her ability to touch lightly but penetrate deeply into the human condition. (20060924)

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Born in Ireland, national bestselling author EMMA DONOGHUE spent many years in England and now lives in Canada. Her books include Room (basis for the Oscar-nominated film), Slammerkin, and The Pull of the Stars. Her novels have been translated into eight languages.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0156032619
• ISBN 13: 9780156032612
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 294
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