The Motel Life: A Novel - Brossura

Vlautin, Willy

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ISBN 10: 0061171115 ISBN 13: 9780061171116

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2007

Riassunto

The past and present lives of two brothers, Frank and Jerry Lee, on the run after a tragic hit-and-run accident, unfold in a novel that captures the world of two young men on the edge of modern society, a world of frustration, bleak economic circumstances, alcohol, and failed dreams. Original.

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“Vlautin’s coiled, poetically matter-of-fact prose calls to mind S.E.Hinton.” (Publishers Weekly)

“If there’s any justice, anywhere, The Motel Life will be widely read and widely admired.” (Booklist)

“Both heartbreaking and inspirational...written...with a simple hypnotic tone that seems as if it was grown in the Reno heat.” (Associated Press ASAP)

“Slighter than Carver, less puerile than Bukowski, Vlautin...manages to lay claim to the same blearyeyed territory, and...to make it new.” (New York Times Book Review, EDITOR'S CHOICE)

“A natural for the bigscreen and in fact Babel and 21 Grams writer Guillermo Arriaga has bought the film rights...” (Salt Lake City Tribune)

“The furthest Vlautin’s men can move is in circles, shackled to their dysfunctions and their meager paychecks...” (San Francisco Weekly)

“I’m floored...This book feel so damn real, so powerful, so much like life, even if it’s not yours.” (Jonathan Zwickel, The Stranger)

L'autore:

Willy Vlautin is the author of The Free, Lean on Pete, Northline, The Motel Life, and Don't Skip Out on Me. He is the singer and songwriter of the band Richmond Fontaine and a member of the band The Delines. He lives outside Portland, Oregon.

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• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0061171115
• ISBN 13: 9780061171116
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 206