The Turning: Stories - Couverture souple

Winton, Tim

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0743279794 ISBN 13 : 9780743279796

Editeur : Scribner, 2006

Synopsis

The Turning "The Turning" is a masterfully crafted collection of interlinked stories from the two-time Man Booker Prize nominee and author of "Dirt Music" and "The Riders." Full description

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"The writing is frankly brilliant...each story attains a sort of powerful beauty. Winton shows us how startling ordinary life is."

-- The Boston Globe

"These stories have an austerity as lofty as the weather on this wild coast, and as capable of surprises."

-- The New York Times Book Review

"Tim Winton tenderly extends his broken characters a delicate grace."

-- Entertainment Weekly

"What John Steinbeck was to California's Central Valley, Tim Winton is to the coastal region of Western Australia.... Winton's ability to arrange the written word appears effortless."

-- San Francisco Chronicle

"The Turning is finely crafted without being showy; sincere and moving without any authorial tug at the heartstrings. The best stories are nearly -- what's the word I'm looking for? -- immaculate."

-- Bookforum

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Set on a coastal stretch of Western Australia, Tim Winton's stunning collection of connected stories is about turnings of all kinds -- changes of heart, slow awakenings, nasty surprises and accidents, sudden detours, resolves made or broken. Brothers cease speaking to each other, husbands abandon wives and children, grown men are haunted by childhood fears. People struggle against the weight of their own history and try to reconcile themselves to their place in the world. With extraordinary insight and tenderness, Winton explores the demons and frailties of ordinary people whose lives are not what they had hoped.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Scribner
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0743279794
• ISBN 13: 9780743279796
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336