Imperfect Solo: A Dark Comedy of Random Misfortune - Couverture souple

Sidley, Steven

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1770103546 ISBN 13 : 9781770103542

Editeur : Picador Africa, 2014

Synopsis

Meyer is filled with dread. His fading musical aspirations, his tyrannical CEO, his ex-wives, his exiting girlfriend, his ageing father, his beloved and troublesome children and his confused and bewildered life all bear witness to the sky that he is convinced will soon fall on his head. And then it does. This is the story of a man adrift in anxiety, ill-fortune and comic mishap, buffeted by the existential and prosaic concerns that modern life in Los Angeles inflicts. Forty years old, caught in the netherworld between the reckless optimism of youth and the resignation of age, Meyer tries to find handrails and ballast. Funny, intellectually probing and poignant, the story follows the flailing and hapless Meyer seeking hope and redemption as his world unravels around him. Surrounded by the absurdity of an ageing America, the affection of flawed but well-meaning friends and family and the randomness of everyday life, Meyer tries gamely to stay afloat. He must navigate love lost and found and lost, the indignities of ageing, the courage to stand up to assholes and the search for the perfect sax solo. Will Meyer find his grace? Can he, or we, ever?

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Award-winning novelist Steven Boykey Sidley was once a software engineer and can be seen playing saxophone in bands around town. He has also lived in the Hollywood depicted in this book. His current home is in Johannesburg with his wife, Kate, and their two children, Alexandra and Joe. Imperfect Solo is his third novel.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Picador Africa
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1770103546
• ISBN 13: 9781770103542
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 296
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible