Truth & Beauty: A Friendship - Brossura

Patchett, Ann

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0060572159 ISBN 13: 9780060572150

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2005

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. Reprint. 100,000 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 seven novels and three works of nonfiction. She is the winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award, England's Orange Prize, and the Book Sense Book of the Year, and was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages. She is the co-owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tennessee, where she lives with her husband, Karl, and their dog, Sparky. annpatchett.com.

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• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060572159
• ISBN 13: 9780060572150
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 257