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Sergeant Salinger
Häftad, 2021
139 kr
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J.D. Salinger, mysterious author of The Catcher in the Rye, is remembered today as a reclusive misanthrope. Jerome Charyn's Salinger is a young American WWII draftee assigned to the Counter Intelligence Corps, a band of secret soldiers who trained with the British. A rifleman and an interrogator, …
Big Red
A Novel Starring Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles
Inbunden, 2022
240 kr
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Since he first appeared on the American literary scene, Jerome Charyn has dazzled readers with his “blunt, brilliantly crafted prose” (Washington Post). Yet Charyn, a beloved comedic novelist, also possesses an extraordinary knowledge of Golden Age Hollywood, having taught film history both in the …
Sergeant Salinger
Häftad, 2021
266 kr
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A shattering biographical novel of J.D. Salinger in combatJ.D. Salinger, mysterious author of The Catcher in the Rye, is remembered today as a reclusive misanthrope. Jerome Charyn’s Salinger is a young American WWII draftee assigned to the Counter Intelligence Corps, a band of secret soldiers who …
It's All One Case: The Illustrated Ross MacDonald Archives
Av Jerome Charyn, Paul Nelson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
463 kr
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Joe DiMaggio
The Long Vigil
E-bok, 2011
154 kr
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As the New York Yankees'' star centerfielder from 1936 to 1951, Joe DiMaggio is enshrined in America''s memory as the epitome in sports of grace, dignity, and that ineffable quality called "class." But his career after retirement, starting with his nine-month marriage to Marilyn Monroe, was far …
Joe DiMaggio
The Long Vigil
Häftad, 2012
424 kr
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This riveting study of Joe DiMaggio offers a more sympathetic look at his life beyond the baseball field, a reversal of how the legendary sports icon has been portrayed in recent yearsAs the New York Yankees' star centerfielder from 1936 to 1951, Joe DiMaggio is enshrined in America's memory as the …
Savage Shorthand
The Life and Death of Isaac Babel
E-bok, 2007
227 kr
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Hailed as the first great Soviet writer, Isaac Babel was at once a product and a victim of violent revolution. In tales of Cossack marauders and flashy Odessa gangsters, he perfectly captured the raw, edgy mood of the first years of the Russian Revolution. Masked, reckless, impassioned, …
Johnny One-Eye
A Tale of the American Revolution
Häftad, 2009
411 kr
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Johnny One-Eye is bringing about the rediscovery of one of the most "singular and remarkable [careers] in American literature" (Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World). In this picaresque tour de force that reanimates Revolutionary Manhattan through the story of double agent John Stocking, …
Secret Life of Emily Dickinson
A Novel
Häftad, 2011
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
180 kr
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Jerome Charyn, "one of the most important writers in American literature" (Michael Chabon), continues his exploration of American history through fiction with The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson, hailed by prize-winning literary historian Brenda Wineapple as a "breathtaking high-wire act of …
Death of a Tango King
Inbunden, 1998
526 kr
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Yolanda's a convict, caught by the cops while her boyfriend was robbing a bank. Now all the Hell Sisters at Harrington Hills prison farm are in love with her. Their leader wants to "marry" her. Yolanda has to find a way out. She's been taking a philosophy course in jail from Melvin P. Sparks, a …
Cesare
Häftad, 2020
136 kr
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On a windy night in 1937, a seventeen-year-old German naval sub-cadet is wandering along the seawall when he stumbles upon a gang of ruffians beating up a tramp, whose life he saves. The man is none other than spymaster Wilhelm Canaris, chief of the Abwehr, German military intelligence. Canaris …
Cesare
E-bok, 2020
88 kr
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On a windy night in 1937, a seventeen-year-old German naval sub-cadet is wandering along the seawall when he stumbles upon a gang of ruffians beating up a tramp, whose life he saves. The man is none other than spymaster Wilhelm Canaris, chief of the Abwehr, German military intelligence. Canaris …
Sergeant Salinger
E-bok, 2021
88 kr
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J.D. Salinger, mysterious author of The Catcher in the Rye, is remembered today as a reclusive misanthrope. Jerome Charyn's Salinger is a young American WWII draftee assigned to the Counter Intelligence Corps, a band of secret soldiers who trained with the British. A rifleman and an interrogator, …
Big Red
A Novel Starring Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles
Häftad, 2022
139 kr
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Narrated by a starry-eyed reporter, Big Red reimagines the tragic career of Rita Hayworth and her indomitable husband, Orson Welles.Set amidst the noir glamour of Hollywood's Golden Age, Big Red reenvisions the life of one of America's most enduring icons: Gilda herself, Rita Hayworth, whose fiery …
Big Red
A Novel Starring Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles
E-bok, 2022
88 kr
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Narrated by a starry-eyed reporter, Big Red reimagines the tragic career of Rita Hayworth and her indomitable husband, Orson Welles.Set amidst the noir glamour of Hollywood's Golden Age, Big Red reenvisions the life of one of America's most enduring icons: Gilda herself, Rita Hayworth, whose fiery …
Gangsters and Gold Diggers
Old New York, the Jazz Age, and the Birth of Broadway
Häftad, 2004
218 kr
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Sizzling Chops and Devilish Spins
Ping-Pong and the Art of Staying Alive
Häftad, 2002
203 kr
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I Am Abraham
A Novel of Lincoln and the Civil War
Häftad, 2015
181 kr
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This unforgettable portrait of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War effortlesslymixes humor with Shakespearean-like tragedy to create an achingly humanportrait of the sixteenth president. Charyn conducts an orchestra of historicalfigures and fictional extras centered around a profoundly moral but …
Perilous Adventures of the Cowboy King
A Novel of Teddy Roosevelt and His Times
Inbunden, 2019
309 kr
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Raising the literary bar to a new level, Jerome Charyn re-creates the voice of Theodore Roosevelt, the New York City police commissioner, Rough Rider, and soon- to-be twenty-sixth president through his derring-do adventures, effortlessly combining superhero dialogue with haunting pathos. Beginning …
Perilous Adventures of the Cowboy King
A Novel of Teddy Roosevelt and His Times
Häftad, 2020
194 kr
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Widely considered “one of our most rewarding novelists,” Jerome Charyn “has upped the ante” (Larry McMurtry) by re-creating the voice of Theodore Roosevelt through his derring-do adventures as New York City police commissioner, Rough Rider, and soon-to-be twenty-sixth president. Beginning with his …
Silver Wolves
Inbunden, 2026, 12-15 år
196 kr
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Jonah is a teenager torn between the life of the streets and a life of art and opportunity in 1950s New York City. The first young adult novel by the award-winning writer of noir and American life who the Los Angeles Times called “Absolutely unique among American writers." Jonah Salt is …
Maria La Divina
A Novel of Maria Callas, the World’s Greatest Opera Diva
Häftad, 2026
142 kr
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'In Charyn’s capable hands, Callas sings again' The Times'This is a marvel' Publishers Weekly'Compelling and dramatic' Booklist'...the allure of an opera legend is rendered with humanizing grit' Foreward ReviewsMaria Callas, called La Divina, is widely recognised as the greatest diva who ever …
Ravage & Son
A dark, thrilling new novel of corruption in 19th-century New York
Häftad, 2023
127 kr
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A master storyteller’s novel of crime, corruption, and antisemitism in early Manhattan, Ravage & Son reflects the lost world of Manhattan’s Lower East Side — the cradle of Jewish immigration during the first years of the twentieth century — in a dark mirror.Abraham Cahan, editor of the Jewish Daily …
Ravage & Son
A dark, thrilling new novel of corruption in 19th-century New York
E-bok, 2023
86 kr
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A master storyteller’s novel of crime, corruption, and antisemitism in early Manhattan, Ravage & Son reflects the lost world of Manhattan’s Lower East Side — the cradle of Jewish immigration during the first years of the twentieth century — in a dark mirror.Abraham Cahan, editor of the Jewish Daily …
Loaded Gun
Emily Dickinson for the 21st Century
Häftad, 2016
201 kr
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PEN/ Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Longlist O, The Oprah Magazine "Best Books of Summer" selection "Magnetic nonfiction." --O, The Oprah Magazine "Remarkable insight ...[a] unique meditation/investigation...Jerome Charyn the unpredictable, elusive, and enigmatic is a natural match for …
Loaded Gun
Emily Dickinson for the 21st Century
E-bok, 2016
275 kr
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A passionate and deeply researched reassessment of Emily Dickinson’s life and singular legacy in American arts and letters We think we know Emily Dickinson: the Belle of Amherst, virginal, reclusive, and possibly mad. But in A Loaded Gun , Jerome Charyn introduces us to a different Emily Dickinson: …
