Assolutamente avvincente. Non sono riuscito a staccarmi dal libro' Observer 'Sorprendente, dark ed eccellente' New York Times 'Un thriller avvincente e sofisticato' Independent Presto sarà un importante adattamento cinematografico con Jessica Chastain e Ralph Fiennes David e Jo Henniger sono diretti a una festa a casa dei loro vecchi amici, nel profondo del deserto marocchino. Ma mentre un David intontito percorre le strade buie del deserto, due giovani uomini saltano fuori dal ciglio della strada, l'auto sbanda e si scontra con uno dei ragazzi. Nel frattempo, i festeggiamenti a casa sono in pieno svolgimento. Sotto gli occhi vigili del loro personale marocchino, gli stravaganti padroni di casa assecondano i capricci dei loro ospiti scintillanti e insaziabili mentre la festa infuria verso un nuovo giorno. Il palcoscenico è pronto per un fine settimana in cui David e Jo devono fare i conti con il loro atto fatale e le sue sconvolgenti conseguenze. 'Tanto minaccioso e avvincente quanto il miglior McEwan' Sunday Times.
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Born in England, Lawrence Osborne is the author of the critically acclaimed novels The Forgiven, The Ballad of a Small Player, Hunters in the Dark, Beautiful Animals, Only to Sleep: A Philip Marlowe novel (commissioned by the Raymond Chandler estate) and The Glass Kingdom. His non-fiction ranges from memoir through travelogue to essays, including Bangkok Days, The Naked Tourist and The Wet and the Dry. His short story 'Volcano' was selected for Best American Short Stories 2012.
The Forgiven, starring Ralph Fiennes, Matt Smith and Jessica Chastain was released in 2022. Osborne lives in Bangkok.
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Softcover. Condizione: Fine. Leichte Risse; Gebogener Buchrucken. 'A modern Graham Greene' - Sunday Times David and Jo Henniger are on their wayto a party at their old friends' home, deep in the Moroccan desert. But as agroggy David navigates the dark desert roads, two young men spring from theroadside, the car swerves and collides with one of the boys. Meanwhile,festivities at the house are in full flow. Under the watchful eyes of theirMoroccan staff, the extravagant hosts attend to the whims of their glittering,insatiable guests as the party rages on into a new day. The stage is set for aweekend in which David and Jo must come to terms with their fateful act andits shattering consequences. Codice articolo d78eb891-d0ba-4bf2-96a3-e74a67072b7c
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