The Delectable Mountains: Or, Entertaining Strangers - Couverture souple

Malone, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1402200064 ISBN 13 : 9781402200069

Editeur : Sourcebooks Landmark, 2002

Synopsis

Filled with poignancy, humor and eccentric revelations, The Delectable Mountains is a hilarious romp through the melodramatic tumult of growing up and falling in love.

Life seems to have little to offer Devin Donahue at the age of 23. Graduation thrust him out of college against his will, and the love of his life just left him to marry his older brother. With a broken heart and no direction to speak of, Devin pounces on his first opportunity to skip town--an invitation to help run a summer theater in Colorado with his high-school sweetheart.

Upon arrival, Devin is shoved into a torrential melodrama of barroom brawls, outrageous love triangles and the worst performance of Hedda Gabler ever produced. He is sucked into the action by myriad batty characters, including a maniacal political dramatist, an emaciated director riddled with d.t.'s and a bipolar actor whose luck--and money--are about to run out. All the while Devin must fumble through his own awkward attempts at love--and somehow manage to come out on the other side.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael Malone is the author of ten novels, a collection of short stories and two works of nonfiction. Educated at Carolina and at Harvard, he is now a professor in Theater Studies at Duke University. Among his prizes are the Edgar, the O. Henry, the Writers Guild Award, and the Emmy. He lives in Hillsborough, North Carolina, with his wife.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sourcebooks Landmark
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1402200064
• ISBN 13: 9781402200069
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible