Sentimentalists

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

In this riveting debut, a daughter attempts to discover the truth about the life of her father, a dying Vietnam veteran haunted by his wartime experiences. Powerful and assured, The Sentimentalists is a story of what lies beneath the surface of everyday life.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-04-09
Mått:140 x 208 x 15 mm
Vikt:175 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:WW Norton & Co
ISBN:9780393341638
Utmärkelser:Winner of Giller Prize 2010

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Johanna Skibsrud is the author of The Sentimentalists, winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize, and This Will Be Difficult to Explain, as well as two poetry collections. She lives in Tucson, Arizona.

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"As a poet, [JohannaSkibsrud] knows how to pare a story down to its essence and infuse every threadwith meaning. . . . The tale is so true and poignant that, as in the momentwhen the narrator flew over the water, readers, too, will want to stay there‘as long as possible.’"