You Deserve Nothing: Includes Pdf With Images

Maksik, Alexander

ISBN 10 : 1452655472 ISBN 13 : 9781452655475

Editeur : Tantor Media Inc, 2011

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Set in Paris, at an international high school catering to the sons and daughters of wealthy families, You Deserve Nothing is a gripping story of power, idealism, and morality.

William Silver is a talented and charismatic young teacher whose unconventional methods raise eyebrows among his colleagues and superiors. His students, however, are devoted to him. His teaching of Camus, Faulkner, Sartre, Keats and other kindred souls breathe life into their sense of social justice and their capacities for philosophical and ethical thought. But unbeknownst to his adoring pupils, Silver proves incapable of living up to the ideals he encourages in others. Emotionally scarred by failures in his personal life and driven to distraction by the City of Light's overpowering carnality and beauty, Silver succumbs to a temptation that will change the course of his life. His fall will render him a criminal in the eyes of some, and all too human in the eyes of others.

In Maksik's stylish prose, Paris is sensual, dazzling and dangerously seductive. It serves as a fitting backdrop for a dramatic tale about the tension between desire and action, and about the complex relationship that exists between our public and private selves.

Revue de presse :

'One of the most engaged reads I've had in years' (Alice Sebold)

'A hugely satisfying and thought-provoking novel...There are echoes of The Secret History but You Deserve Nothing may be even more immediately appealing' (Daily Mail)

Just the right amount of melancholy and, yes, even romance (Daily Telegraph)

'Deftly evokes the beauty and pathos of Paris...This is a book to be read all at once with a glass of wine in a cafe or a cup of tea while tucked safely in bed' (A.M. Homes)

'Rivetingly plotted and beautifully written' (New York Times)

'You Deserve Nothing .... reminds the reader how powerful ideas and literature can be - not just by creating a memorably complex character in Will, but with some stunning prose of its own as well' (Independent on Sunday)

'Superb' (Sunday Times)

'A provocative, constantly surprising, and original novel written with precision and grace. [A] thrilling debut' (Susanna Moore)

'A gorgeous, troubling, unflinching book, as honest and rich a depiction of life's contradictions as I've encountered in many years' (Ben Fountain)

'An extraordinary read' (Red Magazine)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Tantor Media Inc
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1452655472
• ISBN 13: 9781452655475
• Reliure: MP3 CD