Leading the Cheers - Couverture souple

Cartwright, Justin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0340637854 ISBN 13 : 9780340637852

Editeur : Sceptre, 1999

Synopsis

Dan Silas returns to America for his high school reunion where he makes some unexpected discoveries. His former girlfriend tells him that her daughter was his child and Dan's oldest friend has suffered a breakdown and now believes himself to be the reincarnation of an Indian chief. In an attempt to make sense of these disturbing facts, Dan digs further into their lives, with both tragic and comic results. LEADING THE CHEERS is a rich portrayal of small-town life with wonderfully evoked characters and Justin Cartwright's beautifully observed writing.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

"A meditation on time, memory, friendship and
identity. It overturns the clichéd perception of America and
gives a new depth to something which is often treated
sensationally. Cartwright has a real talent for getting to the heart
of different cultures and how we live now."
The judges of the Whitbread Prize for Best Novel

A vividly exceptional performance, both for the poetry of its descriptions and the largeness of its themes. It is an off-kilter study of America, from Jefferson to serial killers, and a meditation on the way people cope with death and the lack of meaning in life (Sunday Times)

This excellent new novel .... sharply written episodes abound (Mail on Sunday)

'Such a complex and rewarding novel is only what you would expect from such a talented and original writer'
Evening Standard

'A vividly exceptional performance, both for the poetry of its descriptions and the largeness of its themes. It is an off-kilter study of America, from Jefferson to serial killers, and a meditation on the way people cope with death and the lack of meaning in life'
Sunday Times

Such a complex and rewarding novel is only what you would expect from such a talented and original writer (Evening Standard)

'A book which is itself individual; eloquent, tender, as well as sharply observant and funny'
Sunday Telegraph

A book which is itself individual; eloquent, tender, as well as sharply observant and funny (Sunday Telegraph)

'Excellent . . . sharply written episodes abound'
Mail on Sunday

'In Cartwright's skilful hands the ordinariness of circumstances is always juxtaposed with something so extraordinary that no doubt is left as to why his story has to be told'
Daily Telegraph

Biographie de l'auteur

Justin Cartwright's previous novel, IN EVERY FACE I MEET, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Justin Cartwright was educated in America and at Oxford University..

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sceptre
• Date d'édition: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0340637854
• ISBN 13: 9780340637852
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 288