Submarine - Brossura

Dunthorne, Joe

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0141038446 ISBN 13: 9780141038445

Casa editrice: Penguin, 2009

Riassunto

Hello. I'm Oliver Tate, the protagonist. I am likely to use words like protagonist and, moments later, words like twonk. My ambitions are as follows:

1) To find out why my father sometimes stays in bed for days at a time

2) To find out why my mother's getting surfing lessons and probably more from a hippy-looking twonk

3) To lose my virginity before it becomes legal in just over a year

I am monitoring my parent's intimacy via the dimmer switch in their bedroom. My parents have not had sex in two months which, my research suggests, points toward impending marital breakdown.

There are other, lesser characters in the book: Jordana, who is my love interest, despite her eczema. Zoe, whose only real schoolfriend is a dinner lady. I feel sorry for Zoe which, in turn, makes me feel better about my own life. Then there's my friend Chips, an outstanding bully. He made our Religious Education teacher cry.

This book might not change my life. But there is no telling how you will react.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Joe Dunthorne was born and brought up in Swansea. He is the author of Submarine, which has been translated into fifteen languages and made into an acclaimed film directed by Richard Ayoade, and Wild Abandon, which won the 2012 Encore Award. A collection of his poetry is published as Faber New Poets 5. Joe Dunthorne lives in London and The Adulterants is his third novel.

www.joedunthorne.com

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Penguin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0141038446
• ISBN 13: 9780141038445
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 384