The End of Vandalism - Couverture souple

Drury, Tom

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0802142702 ISBN 13 : 9780802142702

Editeur : Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006

Synopsis

Ten years ago, Tom Drury's groundbreaking debut, The End of Vandalism, was serialized in The New Yorker, was compared to the work of Sherwood Anderson and William Faulkner by USA Today, and was named a Best Book of the Year in multiple publications. Now, appearing simultaneously with his first new novel in six years, Drury's debut is back in print.

Welcome to Grouse County -- a fictional Midwest that is at once familiar and amusingly eccentric -- where a thief vacuums the church before stealing the chalice, a lonely woman paints her toenails in a drafty farmhouse, and a sleepless man watches his restless bride scatter their bills beneath the stars. At the heart of The End of Vandalism is an unforgettable love triangle set off by a crime: Sheriff Dan Norman arrests Tiny Darling for vandalizing an anti-vandalism dance and then marries the culprit's ex-wife Louise. So Tiny loses Louise, Louise loses her sense of self, and the three find themselves on an epic journey.

At turns hilarious and heart-breaking, The End of Vandalism is a radiant novel about the beauty and ache of modern life.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'A major figure in American literature, author of a string of novels without a dud in the bunch ... Drury gives us the wondrous and engaging stuff of real storytelling'
NEW YORK TIMES

'If you read The End of Vandalism you will become one of those people who try to foist it upon other people, your eyes shining with the unsettling delight of having lived through it.'
JON MCGREGOR

'Astonishing ... Drury's descriptions are so tangible that it feels almost surprising that his characters don't wander out of the pages and shake you by the hand ... The best way to do justice to the book is to urge you to read it. When I first saw a copy I noted that Jonathan Franzen was quoted on the front. At the time, I thought Drury had done well to get such an endorsement. Now I've read The End of Vandalism, I realise it's the other way round. To be associated with something this good would be an honour for any writer.'
INDEPENDENT

'Brilliant, wonderfully funny ... It's hard to think of any novel -- let alone a first novel -- in which you can hear the people so well. This is indeed deadpan humour, and Tom Drury is its master'
ANNIE DILLARD

'Wry, dry and genuinely funny ... Drury has...the ability to create a world readers can really immerse themselves in'
DAILY MAIL

'A rare master at the art of seeing.'
YIYUN LI

'The always fresh perspective of this one-of-a-kind writer will have you responding like his character who ''laughed with surprise in her heart''.'
KIRKUS REVIEWS --...

Présentation de l'éditeur

Welcome to Grouse County, somewhere in the Midwest, where the towns are small but the people, their dreams and their eccentricities come in all sizes.
When Sheriff Dan Norman arrests local troublemaker Tiny Darling for vandalising an anti-vandalism dance, he does not expect much in the way of fallout. But unseen wheels have been set in motion, and lives will be changed: Dan finds love, Tiny loses his wife Louise, and all three travel an epic journey of the heart.
The End of Vandalism is full of small miracles of observation, compassion and humour, held together by the 'electric deadpan' of Drury's celebrated style. For readers willing to tune in, the experience will be a revelation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0802142702
• ISBN 13: 9780802142702
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible