This Side of Brightness
(Sprache: Englisch)
By the author of Let the Great World Spin, this critically acclaimed novel delves deep into the underbelly of New York By the author of Let the Great World Spin, this critically acclaimed novel delves deep into the underbelly of New York
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By the author of Let the Great World Spin, this critically acclaimed novel delves deep into the underbelly of New York By the author of Let the Great World Spin, this critically acclaimed novel delves deep into the underbelly of New York
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By the author of Let the Great World Spin, this critically acclaimed novel delves deep into the underbelly of New York'Vivid, potent, beautifully measured, and sustained by astonishingly deft description' Maggie O'Farrell'A dazzling blend of menace and heartbreak' New York Times Book Review___________________________At the turn of the twentieth century, Nathan Walker comes to New York City to take the most dangerous job in the country: digging the tunnel far beneath the Hudson that will carry trains from Brooklyn to Manhattan.In the bowels of the riverbed, the workers - black, white, Irish and Italian - dig together, the darkness erasing all differences. But above ground, the men keep their distance until a dramatic accident on a bitter winter's day welds a bond between Walker and his fellow workers that will both bless and curse three generations.Almost ninety years later, a homeless man nicknamed Treefrog stumbles on the same tunnels and sets about creating a home amongst the drug addicts, alcoholics, prostitutes and petty criminals that comprise the forgotten homeless community.
Autoren-Porträt von Colum Mccann
Colum McCann is the author of seven novels, three collections of stories and two works of non-fiction. Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, he has been the recipient of many international honours, including the U.S National Book Award, the International Dublin Literary Prize, a Chevalier des Arts et Lettres from the French government, election to the Irish arts academy, several European awards, the 2010 Best Foreign Novel Award in China, and an Oscar nomination. In 2017 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts. His work has been published in over 40 languages. He is the President and co-founder of the non-profit global story exchange organisation, Narrative 4. He is the Thomas Hunter Writer in Residence in Hunter College, in New York, where he lives with his wife Allison and their family. His most recent novel, Apeirogon, became an immediate New York Times bestseller and won several major international awards. His first major non-fiction book, American Mother, will be published in February 2024. www.colummccann.com
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Colum Mccann
- 2010, 256 Seiten, Maße: 13 x 19,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Trade
- ISBN-10: 140880591X
- ISBN-13: 9781408805916
- Erscheinungsdatum: 07.07.2010
Sprache:
Englisch
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'It is, perhaps, the first authentic novel about homeless, about living below and beyond this rich city. He evokes so powerfully the stink of the present, the poignancy of the past' Frank McCourt 'Vivid, potent, beautifully measured, and sustained by astonishingly deft description' Maggie O'Farrell, Independent on Sunday 'A tour de-force social history of modern New York, exploring the labyrinthine netherworld of disused subway tunnels, from their creation by Irish migrant workers to their occupation by down-and-outs' Dermot Bolger, Irish Independent 'A dazzling blend of menace and heartbreak' New York Times Book Review
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'It is, perhaps, the first authentic novel about homeless, about living below and beyond this rich city. He evokes so powerfully the stink of the present, the poignancy of the past' Frank McCourt
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