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The Familiar - One Rainy Day in May

C-Format
BuchKartoniert, Paperback
880 Seiten
Englisch
Penguin Random Houseerschienen am12.05.2015
NATIONAL BEST SELLER ÿ

The Familiar Volume 1 Wherein the cat is found .ÿ. .ÿ

From the author of the international best seller House of Leaves and National Book Award nominated Only Revolutions comes a monumental new novel as dazzling as it is riveting. The Familiar (Volume 1) ranges from Mexico to Southeast Asia, from Venice, Italy, to Venice, California, with nine lives hanging in the balance, each called upon to make a terrifying choice. They include a therapist-in-training grappling with daughters as demanding as her patients; an ambitious East L.A. gang member contracted for violence; two scientists in Marfa, Texas, on the run from an organization powerful beyond imagining; plus a recovering addict in Singapore summoned at midnight by a desperate billionaire; and a programmer near Silicon Beach whose game engine might unleash consequences far exceeding the entertainment he intends. At the very heart, though, is a twelve-year-old girl named Xanther who one rainy day in May sets out with her father to get a dog, only to end up trying to save a creature as fragile as it is dangerous . . . which will change not only her life and the lives of those she has yet to encounter, but this world, too or at least the world we think we know and the future we take for granted.

(With full-color illustrations throughout.)ÿ

THE FAMILIAR continues...ÿ

The Familiar Volumeÿ2 Wherein the cat is hungry .ÿ.ÿ.ÿ
The Familiar Volumeÿ3 Wherein the cat is blind . .ÿ.ÿ
The Familiar Volume 4ÿWherein the cat is toothless . .ÿ.ÿ
The Familiar Volumeÿ5 Wherein the cat is named .ÿ.ÿ.ÿ
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KlappentextNATIONAL BEST SELLER ÿ

The Familiar Volume 1 Wherein the cat is found .ÿ. .ÿ

From the author of the international best seller House of Leaves and National Book Award nominated Only Revolutions comes a monumental new novel as dazzling as it is riveting. The Familiar (Volume 1) ranges from Mexico to Southeast Asia, from Venice, Italy, to Venice, California, with nine lives hanging in the balance, each called upon to make a terrifying choice. They include a therapist-in-training grappling with daughters as demanding as her patients; an ambitious East L.A. gang member contracted for violence; two scientists in Marfa, Texas, on the run from an organization powerful beyond imagining; plus a recovering addict in Singapore summoned at midnight by a desperate billionaire; and a programmer near Silicon Beach whose game engine might unleash consequences far exceeding the entertainment he intends. At the very heart, though, is a twelve-year-old girl named Xanther who one rainy day in May sets out with her father to get a dog, only to end up trying to save a creature as fragile as it is dangerous . . . which will change not only her life and the lives of those she has yet to encounter, but this world, too or at least the world we think we know and the future we take for granted.

(With full-color illustrations throughout.)ÿ

THE FAMILIAR continues...ÿ

The Familiar Volumeÿ2 Wherein the cat is hungry .ÿ.ÿ.ÿ
The Familiar Volumeÿ3 Wherein the cat is blind . .ÿ.ÿ
The Familiar Volume 4ÿWherein the cat is toothless . .ÿ.ÿ
The Familiar Volumeÿ5 Wherein the cat is named .ÿ.ÿ.ÿ
ZusammenfassungFrom the universally acclaimed, genre-busting author of House of Leaves comes a new book as dazzling as it is riveting ... A page-turner from start to finish, ranging from Southeast Asia to Mexico to Venice, Italy, and Venice, California, with characters as diverse as a therapist-in-training whose daughters prove far more complex than her patients, an ambitious East-L.A. gang member hired for violence, two scientists on the run in Marfa, Texas, a recovering addict in Singapore summoned by a powerful but desperate billionaire, a programmer near Silicon Beach whose game engine just might augur far more than he suspects, and at the very heart a 12-year-old girl who one rainy day in May sets out from Echo Park to get a dog only to find something else ... something that will not only alter her life but threaten the world we all think we know and the future we take for granted.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-0-375-71494-8
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2015
Erscheinungsdatum12.05.2015
Seiten880 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht1655 g
Artikel-Nr.32810759
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Kritik
"Most everything about this vast, elusive, sometimes even illusory narrative shouts tour de force." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"This novel goes beyond the experimental into the visionary, creating a language and style that expands the horizon of meaning . . . [and] hints at an evolved form of literature." - Library Journal (starred review)

PRAISE FOR MARK Z. DANIELEWSKI
"One of the most gifted and versatile writers of our time." -Steven Moore, The Washington Post

"His use of evocative typography-words that visually reinforce their meaning on the page-leaves readers dazzled." -Kim O'Connor, Slate

"You hold on for dear life by your fingertips, but the exertion is worth it when you finally get to the top and see the panorama of Danielewski's literary universe." -Dylan Foley, Chicago Tribune
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Autor

Mark Z. Danielewski wurde 1966 als Sohn des polnischen Filmregisseurs Tad Danielewski geboren. An seinem Debütroman "House of Leaves", das alsbald zum Kultbuch avancierte, hat er über zehn Jahre gearbeitet. Seine Schwester, die Sängerin/Songwriterin Poe, hat zu dem Roman das Erfolgsalbum "Haunted" veröffentlicht. Sein zweiter Roman, "Only Revolutions", wurde für den National Book Award nominiert.MARK Z. DANIELEWSKI was born in New York City and now lives in Los Angeles.