Moonglow (häftad)
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Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
448
Utgivningsdatum
2017-09-21
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ePub edition
Förlag
Fourth Estate Ltd
Dimensioner
197 x 129 x 28 mm
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318 g
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ISBN
9780007548927

Moonglow

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Telegraph Book of the Year A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A Washington Post Book of the Year A Wall Street Journal Book of the Year A Slate Book of the Year Probably Chabons greatest, a piece of sustained writing that will be hard to see outdone in 2017 The Times Entirely sure footed, propulsive, the work of a master at his very best. The brilliance of Moonglow stands as a strident defence of the form itself, a bravura demonstration of the endless mutability and versatility of the novel Observer The world, like the Tower of Babel or my grandmothers deck of cards, was made out of stories, and it was always on the verge of collapse. Moonglow unfolds as a deathbed confession. An old man, his tongue loosened by powerful painkillers, his memory stirred by the imminence of death, tells stories to his grandson, uncovering bits and pieces of a history long buried. Why did he try to strangle a former business partner with a telephone cord? What was he thinking when he and a buddy set explosives on a bridge in Washington, D.C.? What did he feel while he hunted down Wernher von Braun in Germany? And what did he see in the young girl he met in Baltimore after returning home from the war? From the Jewish slums of pre-war Philadelphia to the invasion of Germany, from a Florida retirement village to the penal utopia of a New York prison, from the heyday of the space programme to the twilight of the American Century, Moonglow collapses an era into a single life and a lifetime into a single week.
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The product of a writer in full command of his novelistic faculties Not only probably Chabons greatest, but an example of a piece of sustained writing that will be hard to see outdone in 2017 The Times Funny, moving and tremendously entertaining, this is a novel about the narratives we construct for ourselves and the need we have for them, one that confirms Chabon not just as an irresistible tale-teller, but also a master Daily Mail A masterclass in storytelling Independent Entirely sure footed, propulsive, the work of a master at his very best. The brilliance of Moonglow stands as a strident defence of the form itself, a bravura demonstration of the endless mutability and versatility of the novel Observer Chabons storytelling is so characteristically exuberant, the narratives so unfailingly rich Telegraph It doesnt add up to anything, stated the grandfather, as he looks back at his life. It doesnt mean anything. Luminous with love, Moonglow is here to show us that it does Irish Independent Chabon is virtuoso Irish Times Moving, wry, thoroughly entertaining FT Much of Moonglow feels Dickensian in style, and as with Dickens it is rich in sentiment. This is to the novels credit Exquisite TLS Comparable to the young Paul Auster Its as intriguing as a locked room mystery, but in keeping with Chabons canon, also has a heart the size of an elephant Big Issue A wondrous book that celebrates the power of family bonds and the slipperiness of memory A thoroughly enchanting story The Washington Post A rich and exotic confection This book is beautiful New York Times A poignant, engrossing triumph People Chabon is one of contemporary literatures most gifted prose stylists In Moonglow, he writes with both lovely lyricism and highly caffeinated fervour Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

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Michael Chabon is the bestselling and Pulitzer Prizewinning author of the novels The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Wonder Boys, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, The Final Solution, The Yiddish Policemens Union, Gentlemen of the Road, and Telegraph Avenue; the short story collections A Model World and Werewolves in Their Youth; and the essay collections Maps and Legends and Manhood for Amateurs. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife, the novelist Ayelet Waldman, and their children.