The New Republic: A Novel - Brossura

Shriver, Lionel

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ISBN 10: 0062107194 ISBN 13: 9780062107190

Casa editrice: Harperluxe, 2012

Riassunto

Sent to a Portuguese backwater where a homegrown terrorist movement has recently emerged, foreign correspondent Edgar Kellogg hopes to make a name for himself, but soon discovers that things are not what they seem.

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Recensione:

“[Shriver’s] whip-smart observations—about relationships, the role of the media, the cult of personality are funny and on the mark.” (People)

“In her latest novel, Lionel Shriver pays homage to Joseph Conrad—examining terrorism, media bloodlust, and the cult of personality through an unexpected lens of satire.” (Marie Claire, Four New Page-Turners to Keep Bedside)

“A very funny book, but the laughs are embedded in a deeply disturbing subject.” (NPR, "Weekend Edition")

“Shriver is cursed with knowing the human animal all too well. The New Republic is satire of a Shriver kind, that is to say biting.” (Miami Herald)

“Lionel Shriver, the author of the harrowing and patient We Need to Talk About Kevin, delivers something altogether different: a callous and romping political and journalistic satire.” (The Daily Beast-- This Week's Hot Reads)

“Shriver is one of the sharpest talents around.” (USA Today)

“Witty, caustic and worldly, [Shriver] is a raconteur who could show even Barrington Saddler a thing or two about entertaining a crowd.” (Wall Street Journal)

“Shriver has been a National Book Award finalist with good reason: Her page-turners examine serious issues.” (Reader's Digest Recommends)

“A wondrously fanciful plot, vividly drawn characters, clever and cynical dialogue, and a comically brilliant and verisimilar imagined land. . . . The New Republic is simply terrific.” (Booklist (starred review))

“The dialogue zings and the writing is jazzy. . . . [Shriver] can toss off a sharp sketch of a passing character in a phrase, and she’s got a gimlet eye for what’s phony, or affected, or even touchingly vain in human behavior.” (Entertainment Weekly)

L'autore:

Lionel Shriver's novels include The New Republic, So Much for That, The Post-Birthday World, and the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin. Her journalism has appeared in The Guardian, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and many other publications.

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• Editore: Harperluxe
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0062107194
• ISBN 13: 9780062107190
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 536