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A Dream Life

BuchGebunden
136 Seiten
Englisch
Tablo Pty Ltderschienen am15.01.2022
A jewel of a novel by New York Times-bestselling author Claire Messud When the Armstrong family moves from New York at the dawn of the 1970s, Australia feels, to Alice Armstrong, like the end of the earth. Residing in a grand manor on the glittering Sydney Harbour, her family finds their life has turned upside down. As she navigates this strange new world, Alice must weave an existence from its shimmering mirage. Lies and self-deception are at the heart of this keenly observed story. This is a sharp, biting, and playful tale with a cast of unscrupulous characters adrift in a dream life of their own making. Written with the characteristic delicacy of touch, humor, and emotional insight that make Claire Messud one of our greatest writers. A novelist of unnerving talent. -The New York Times Book Review [Messud is] among our greatest contemporary writers. -The New Yorker A perfect frolic of a book, puffed on breezes of beauty and wit: it waltzes you through a little fear, a little darkness, and tips you out, refreshed and laughing, into the sun. -Helen Garnermehr
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KlappentextA jewel of a novel by New York Times-bestselling author Claire Messud When the Armstrong family moves from New York at the dawn of the 1970s, Australia feels, to Alice Armstrong, like the end of the earth. Residing in a grand manor on the glittering Sydney Harbour, her family finds their life has turned upside down. As she navigates this strange new world, Alice must weave an existence from its shimmering mirage. Lies and self-deception are at the heart of this keenly observed story. This is a sharp, biting, and playful tale with a cast of unscrupulous characters adrift in a dream life of their own making. Written with the characteristic delicacy of touch, humor, and emotional insight that make Claire Messud one of our greatest writers. A novelist of unnerving talent. -The New York Times Book Review [Messud is] among our greatest contemporary writers. -The New Yorker A perfect frolic of a book, puffed on breezes of beauty and wit: it waltzes you through a little fear, a little darkness, and tips you out, refreshed and laughing, into the sun. -Helen Garner
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-64969-729-5
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Erscheinungsjahr2022
Erscheinungsdatum15.01.2022
ReiheShort Books by Great Women Wri
Seiten136 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 114 mm, Höhe 183 mm, Dicke 18 mm
Gewicht204 g
Artikel-Nr.8400675
Rubriken
GenreRomane Hardcover

Autor

Claire Messud is the author of seven works of fiction, including the New York Times bestsellers The Emperor's Children and The Burning Girl, and a book of essays, Kant's Little Prussian Head and Other Reasons Why I Write. She is a recipient of Guggenheim and Radcliffe Fellowships and the Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.