Elco Parks - Couverture souple

Laudadio, Sandro

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1990496997 ISBN 13 : 9781990496998

Editeur : AOS Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

"A sharply intelligent and darkly comedic meditation...comparable to works like Zadie Smith's NW, Edward St. Aubyn's Patrick Melrose novels, or the political layers of Don DeLillo's White Noise. Sandro Laudadio has written a sophisticated and biting novel...and it reads like a literary scalpel dissecting the whole front of modern civilization."
- Demetria Head for Reader Views

"Elco Parks by Sandro Laudadio is one of the most unusual stories I have read in a while, and it resonates with its themes and atmosphere... a perfect read for those who enjoy sophisticated characters and the phenomenon of cults and how they affect people. The themes of religious fanaticism, deception, and greed are well developed in this enthralling tale."
- Romuald Dzemo for Readers' Favorite

Sandro Laudadio’s ability to juxtapose and inspect the ironic lends to a fine consideration of justice, appeasing crooks, scientific and social reflection, and a comedy of errors involving power, relationships, and ideals...a romp through British Columbia’s communities. This offers biting observations backed by emotional draws and comical, albeit dark characters. Libraries seeking outstanding contemporary examples of satirical observations of justice, culture, and community will find Elco Parks the perfect blend of dystopian thriller and social examination. It offers books clubs and readers plenty of fodder for reflection and amusement.
- D. Donovan for Midwest Book Review

A biting legal satire meets spiritual absurdity in a novel for fans of The Sellout, Thank You for Smoking, and Catch-22.

It’s 2008. The Pacific Northwest is captivated by a new religion, the Striationists. Its faithful are all convinced that they derive spiritual and physical well-being from glacial striations, the portals of terrestrial energy from the centre of the Earth. But lately, the religion finds itself enmeshed in a financial and real estate scandal, and enlists its legal team to get them out of it. Carlo Buonsante, a thirty-something lawyer just returning to Vancouver after three years in Rome, took a job as an associate with the Striationists’ general counsel, and quickly discovers that he left “normal” behind him in Europe. Along the way, he runs into an assortment of memorable characters, including a renowned but bumbling financial pundit peddling a bridge to Vancouver Island, a bevy of eccentric Striationist elders, and an international con man who prefers the company of his cat. After he uncovers their outrageous scheme, Carlo has little time to think about an obvious question: is there really any point in trying to save people from themselves?

Elco Parks is a sharp, daring exploration of belief, deception, and the blurred lines between justice and absurdity, set against the stunning backdrop of British Columbia’s South Coast. Darkly comic, timely, and thought-provoking, Elco Parks is literary satire at its finest.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: AOS Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1990496997
• ISBN 13: 9781990496998
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 498
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