The new masterpiece from one of America's greatest novelists
The new masterpiece from one of America's greatest novelists
It is fall, 2000 and Frank Bascombe has arrived at a state of optimistic pragmatism that he calls the Permanent Period of life. Epic mistakes have already been made, dreams downsized, and Frank reflects that now at least there are fewer opportunities left in life to get things wrong. But the tranquillity he anticipated is not to be. In fact, as Thanksgiving dinner with his children and first wife nears, the Permanent Period proves as full of possibility as life had ever been. In his third Frank Bascombe novel Richard Ford contemplates the human character with wry precision. Graceful, expansive, filled with pathos but irresistibly funny, The Lay of the Land is a modern American masterpiece.
The new masterpiece from one of America's greatest novelists
It is fall, 2000 and Frank Bascombe has arrived at a state of optimistic pragmatism that he calls the Permanent Period of life. Epic mistakes have already been made, dreams downsized, and Frank reflects that now at least there are fewer opportunities left in life to get things wrong. But the tranquillity he anticipated is not to be. In fact, as Thanksgiving dinner with his children and first wife nears, the Permanent Period proves as full of possibility as life had ever been. In his third Frank Bascombe novel Richard Ford contemplates the human character with wry precision. Graceful, expansive, filled with pathos but irresistibly funny, The Lay of the Land is a modern American masterpiece.
Richard Ford, geboren 1944 in Jackson, Mississippi, lebt heute in New Orleans und Montana. Für seine Romane hat er zahlreiche Auszeichnungen erhalten. 2014 wurde er mit dem Blue Metropolis International Literary Grand Prix für sein Lebenswerk geehrt und 2016 mit dem Asturien-Preis in der Kategorie Literatur.
'Wistful, bittersweet - and often very funny ... seems to locate all the quiet despairs and hopes of the human condition with exquisite precision' Daily Telegraph
| Reihe/Serie | Export Edition |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 111 x 179 mm |
| Gewicht | 330 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Zweisprachige Ausgaben ► Deutsch / Englisch |
| Schlagworte | Englisch; Romane/Erzählungen |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7475-8636-5 / 0747586365 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7475-8636-4 / 9780747586364 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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Buch | Softcover (2024)
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Buch | Softcover (2024)
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