The Zero - Brossura

Walter, Jess

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ISBN 10: 0061242608 ISBN 13: 9780061242601

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 2007

Riassunto

From its opening pages—when hero cop Brian Remy wakes up to find he's shot himself in the head—Jess Walter takes us on a harrowing tour of a city and a country shuddering through the aftershocks of a devastating terrorist attack. As the smoke slowly clears, Remy finds that his memory is skipping, lurching between moments of lucidity and days when he doesn't seem to be living his own life at all. Remy has a new girlfriend he doesn't know, a son who pretends he's dead, and an unsettling new job chasing a trail of paper scraps for a shadowy intelligence agency known as the Department of Documentation. Whether that trail will lead Remy to an elusive terror cell—or send him circling back to himself—is only one of the questions posed by this provocative yet deeply human novel.

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Recensione:

“A ridiculously talented writer.” (New York Times)

“This is political satire at its best: scathing, funny, dark. Grade: A.” (Entertainment Weekly)

“A brilliant tour–de–force that’s as heartrending as it is harrowing...the breakout novel of a brave and talented young writer.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))

“Perceptive, ingenious satire...fascinating and important” (BookPage)

“Aa satire/tragedy that Franz Kafka and Kurt Vonnegut Jr. might appreciate.” (USA Today)

“Exquisitely written . . . Like a paranoid Being There, The Zero is suspenseful, satisfying and unforgettable.” (“Galley Talk” Publishers Weekly)

Praise for Citizen Vince: “Citizen Vince is fast, tough, thoughtful and funny. I loved this novel.” (Nick Hornby, author of High Fidelity and A Long Way Down)

Praise for Citizen Vince: “Wonderfully written... compelling.” (Los Angeles Times)

Praise for Citizen Vince: “Entertaining... refreshing... [with] very wry precision and expert timing.” (New York Times)

Praise for Land of the Blind: “Walter is at his incisive best. ...hypnotically compelling.” (Publishers Weekly)

L'autore:

Jess Walter is the author of six novels, including the bestsellers Beautiful Ruins and The Financial Lives of the Poets, the National Book Award finalist The Zero, and Citizen Vince, the winner of the Edgar Award for best novel. His short fiction has appeared in Harper's, McSweeney's, and Playboy, as well as The Best American Short Stories and The Best American Nonrequired Reading. He lives in his hometown of Spokane, Washington.

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• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0061242608
• ISBN 13: 9780061242601
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 469