Townie
A Memoir
(Sprache: Englisch)
I've never read a better or more serious meditation on violence, its sources, consequences, and, especially, its terrifying pleasures, than "Townie." It's a brutal and, yes, thrilling memoir that sheds real light on the creative process of two of our best...
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I've never read a better or more serious meditation on violence, its sources, consequences, and, especially, its terrifying pleasures, than "Townie." It's a brutal and, yes, thrilling memoir that sheds real light on the creative process of two of our best writers, Andre Dubus III and his famous, much revered father. You'll never read the work of either man in quite the same way afterward. You may not view the world in quite the same way either.--Richard Russo, author of "Empire Falls."
Autoren-Porträt von Andre Dubus
Bevor Andre Dubus Schriftsteller wurde, hat er als Privatdetektiv, Bewährungshelfer, Barkeeper, Raumpfleger und Schauspieler gearbeitet. Seine Romane wurden mit zahlreichen Preisen ausgezeichnet, darunter der Pushcart-Prize und der National Magazine Award for Fiction. Andre Dubus lebt in Massachussets.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Andre Dubus
- 2012, 400 Seiten, Maße: 14,2 x 2,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Norton
- ISBN-10: 0393340678
- ISBN-13: 9780393340679
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „Townie “
"He writes brilliantly...Townie is a mesmerising work, one of the best accounts I've encountered of violence and its causes. It is worth reading just for Dubus's lengthy descriptions of fighting - passages that exhilarate even as they sicken." The Observer "Townie is riveting and poignant. The writing is crisp and lively." Financial Times "...a lyrical and frank account..." Esquire "...vibrantly written book..." The Independent "Dubus relives, absent of self-pity or blame, a life shaped by bouts of violence and flurries of tenderness." Vanity Fair "...comes out swinging hard as a brutal double portrait... of writing as rivalry and therapy, as an exercise in empathy and exorcism." The Times "...well written..." The Scotsman "...Dubus III's account of becoming an adult and eventually discovering his own gift for writing is as compelling as a novel but with the rock-hard texture of truth." Metro "...the most sensitive - and gripping - account of male violence imaginable." Robert Collins, The Sunday Times, Memoirs Christmas Round-Up 2011
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