Truth and Beauty: A Friendship - Rilegato

Patchett, Ann

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ISBN 10: 0060572140 ISBN 13: 9780060572143

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 2004

Riassunto

The author of Bel Canto describes her intimate twenty-year friendship with the late Lucy Grealy, tracing their introduction at a writer's workshop, the integral part their friendship played in their writing careers, and her witness to Grealy's medical deterioration. Reader's Guide available. 150,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Unforgettable...carefully rendered and breathtaking.” (Chicago Sun-Times)

“An inspired duet...riveting.” (Joyce Carol Oates—New York Times Book Review)

“...lyrical, lovely...Patchett has preserved her friend’s talent in this book, and provided more evidence of her own.” (BookPage)

“{a} loving, clear-sighted portrayal..” (Elle)

“A contemporary story of friendship and the writing life at once intense, honest, and heartbreaking. Highly recommended.” (Library Journal (starred review))

L'autore:

Ann Patchett is the author of six novels and three books of nonfiction. She has won many prizes, including Britain's Orange Prize, the PEN/Faulkner Prize, and the Book Sense Book of the Year. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she is the co-owner of Parnassus Books.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060572140
• ISBN 13: 9780060572143
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 256