July, July - Couverture souple

O'brien, Tim

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0544217578 ISBN 13 : 9780544217577

Editeur : Mariner, 2014

Synopsis

“Insidiously, compulsively readable.” — MSNBC

At the thirtieth reunion of the Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends join their classmates for a summer weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regret. The three decades since graduation have brought marriage and divorce, children and careers, hopes deferred and replaced. July, July tells the heart-rending and often hilarious story of men and women who came into adulthood at a moment when American ideals and innocence began to fade. These lives will ring familiar to anyone who has dreamed, worked, and struggled to keep course toward a happy ending.

With humor and a sense of wistful hope, July, July speaks directly to the American character and its resilience, striking deep at the emotional center of our lives.

"A symphony of American life.” — All Things Considered, NPR

“A small-scale tour de force by an American original . . . O’Brien is one of the most accomplished members of a generation of writers that includes Don DeLillo and Thomas Pynchon.” — Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Astonishing for [its] clarity of character, for [its] narrative thrills and surprises, for [its] humor and hard-won wisdom . . . July, July gives readers plenty of reasons to celebrate." — Chicago Sun-Times

"Perceptive, affectionate and often very funny." — Boston Herald

"A deeply satisfying story . . . O’Brien is intelligent and daring, but he is also eminently accessible.” — O, the Oprah Magazine

"Taut and compelling." — Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Beautifully realized, heartbreakingly honest." — Providence Journal-Bulletin

“Almost impossible to put down.” — Austin American-Statesman

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

TIM O’BRIEN received the National Book Award for Going After Cacciato. The Things They Carried has sold more than seven million copies; it was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was named a New York Times Book of the Century. In the Lake of the Woods won the James Fenimore Cooper Prize. Awarded the Pritzker Literature Award for lifetime achievement in military writing, O’Brien has been elected to both the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mariner
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0544217578
• ISBN 13: 9780544217577
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: HarperCollins Publishers Ireland; enquiries@harpercollins.ie; ; Macken House 39/40 Mayor Street Upper; Dublin; D01 C9W8; Irlande