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Memories of a Marriage

A Novel
BuchKartoniert, Paperback
224 Seiten
Englisch
Penguin Random Houseerschienen am23.09.2014
By the author of the beloved Schmidt series, Memories of a Marriage is a penetrating look at class and privilege, shifting from Paris to Manhattan, Long Island to Newport. Mourning his wife and daughter, and on the edge of old age, Philip reencounters an astonishing woman from his past: Lucy De Bourgh, an heiress who was once a passionate debutante and the intimate of many men, including Philip himself. As she reveals the startling details of her failed marriage to Thomas Snow a townie turned powerful international banker, liked by many but to her a loathsome monster Philip discovers a story that will challenge his assumptions about those he has known, admired, and desired. A triumph by an author expert in revealing the good breeding and bad behavior of the moneyed elite, Memories of a Marriage is an eloquent and irresistible book that explores all the varieties of love and the very concept of truth.
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Praise for Memories of a Marriage
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Among contemporary novelists, [Begley] may be the wryest, most devastating critic of class in American society. The Washington Post
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Engrossing . . . Louis Begley gives us a chance to see into . . . the most private recesses of another couple s marriage. The New York Times Book Review
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This delicious, dazzling novel about the rise and fall of a great American debutante kept me up all night. Susan Cheever
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A consummately constructed monument to human imperfection. San Francisco Chronicle
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[Begley is] an elegant stylist with a dry wit and a merciless eye. The Wall Street Journal
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A fiendishly clever, Fitzgeraldesque tale about marriage, friendship, gossip, and self-justification. Booklistmehr
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KlappentextBy the author of the beloved Schmidt series, Memories of a Marriage is a penetrating look at class and privilege, shifting from Paris to Manhattan, Long Island to Newport. Mourning his wife and daughter, and on the edge of old age, Philip reencounters an astonishing woman from his past: Lucy De Bourgh, an heiress who was once a passionate debutante and the intimate of many men, including Philip himself. As she reveals the startling details of her failed marriage to Thomas Snow a townie turned powerful international banker, liked by many but to her a loathsome monster Philip discovers a story that will challenge his assumptions about those he has known, admired, and desired. A triumph by an author expert in revealing the good breeding and bad behavior of the moneyed elite, Memories of a Marriage is an eloquent and irresistible book that explores all the varieties of love and the very concept of truth.
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Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader s Circle for author chats and more.
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Praise for Memories of a Marriage
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Among contemporary novelists, [Begley] may be the wryest, most devastating critic of class in American society. The Washington Post
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Engrossing . . . Louis Begley gives us a chance to see into . . . the most private recesses of another couple s marriage. The New York Times Book Review
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This delicious, dazzling novel about the rise and fall of a great American debutante kept me up all night. Susan Cheever
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A consummately constructed monument to human imperfection. San Francisco Chronicle
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[Begley is] an elegant stylist with a dry wit and a merciless eye. The Wall Street Journal
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A fiendishly clever, Fitzgeraldesque tale about marriage, friendship, gossip, and self-justification. Booklist
ZusammenfassungFrom the author of Wartime Lies and About Schmidt, an irresistibly entertaining novel about a man struggling to understand his friends' seemingly charmed marriage, which may have been doomed from the start.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-0-8041-7902-7
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2014
Erscheinungsdatum23.09.2014
Seiten224 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht239 g
Artikel-Nr.30968115
Rubriken
GenreRomane Hardcover

Autor

Louis Begley wurde am 6. Oktober 1933 unter dem Namen Ludwik Begleiter als Sohn polnischer Juden in einer kleinen Stadt im Osten Polens (heute Ukraine) geboren. Er selbst und seine Mutter entgingen, als katholische Polen getarnt, dem Holocaust. Nach dem Ende des Krieges kam die Familie wieder zusammen. Vier Monate blieben sie in Paris, wo Vater und Sohn Englisch lernten. Im März 1947 siedelte die Familie Begleiter in die USA über und ließ sich in Flatbush/Brooklyn nieder, wo sie den Namen Begley annahm.1950 erhielt Louis Begley ein Harvard-College-Stipendium und wurde damit zum Harvard College zugelassen; 1954 legte er sein Examen in Englischer Literatur ab. Von 1956 bis 1959 studierte er an der Harvard Law School und arbeitete im Anschluss bis zum Jahr 2004 als Anwalt in der Kanzlei Debevoise & Plimpton. Ende der sechziger Jahre arbeitete er bei der französischen Niederlassung von Debevoise in Paris. 1991 legte Louis Begley seinen ersten Roman vor. Seine Werke wurden in 15 Sprachen übersetzt und vielfach ausgezeichnet. Louis Begley lebt in New York.