The Terranauts - Couverture souple

Boyle, T. C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1408886049 ISBN 13 : 9781408886045

Editeur : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2017

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

“Boyle is a genius at capturing social microcosms and excavating emotions simmering beneath the surface of contemporary America...A gripping and revelatory tale.” (BBC Between the Lines)

“A sprawling tale of achievement, yearning, pride, and human weakness...a multilayered work that recalls the tragicomic realism of Saul Bellow and John Updike.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

“A virtuoso storyteller and a connoisseur of hubris, Boyle mesmerizes and provokes...Boyle is a literary star, and an all-points publicity campaign and author tour will launch this shrewd and irresistible novel of ambition and folly.” (Booklist (starred review))

“This is one of Boyle’s best-and quite possibly one of the best of the year.” (Library Journal (starred review))

“The ultimate locked-room thriller.” (Vulture, Fall's Plottiest Books)

“[A] preapocalyptic tale from a master of maximalism.” (Esquire)

Quatrième de couverture :

Linda is desperate to be one of the lucky eight chosen to take part in the world's most ambitious ecological experiment.
Gazing longingly at Ecosphere II, which rises like a spaceship from the Arizona desert, Linda knows she can survive under its glass dome.
Competition is fierce between the hopefuls, among them smooth-talking PR man Ramsay, and Dawn, a naïve beauty.
All are certain that they would never, ever, break closure before two years are up - unlike their discredited predecessors.

Inspired by real-life events, The Terranauts is a darkly comic, acutely insightful story of human behaviour, animal instincts, idealism and ambition.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1408886049
• ISBN 13: 9781408886045
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 528