The Path of Minor Planets - Brossura

Greer, Andrew

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0312306059 ISBN 13: 9780312306052

Casa editrice: Picador, 2002

Riassunto

In 1965, the death of a young boy during a meteor shower has a profound impact on the lives of a group of scientists gathered on a small island in the South Pacific to witness a comet and their families, an influence that continues throughout the years. A first novel. Reprint.

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L'autore

Andrew Sean Greer is the bestselling author of five works of fiction, including The Confessions of Max Tivoli, which was named a Best Book of the Year by both the San Francisco Chronicle and the Chicago Tribune. He is the recipient of the Northern California Book Award, the California Book Award, the New York Public Library Young Lions Award, the O Henry Award for Short Fiction, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Public Library. Greer lives in San Francisco.

Product Description

In 1965, on a small island in the South Pacific, a group of astronomers gather to witness the passing of a comet, but when a young boy dies during a meteor shower, the lives of the scientists and their loved ones change in subtle yet profound ways. Denise struggles for respect in her professional life, married Eli becomes increasingly attracted to Denise and her quixotic mind, and young Lydia attempts to escape the scientists' long-casting shadows. Andrew Sean Greer's remarkable and sweeping first novel is an exploration of chances taken and lost, of love found and broken, and of time's subtle gravitational pull on the lives of everyday and extraordinary people.

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• Editore: Picador
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0312306059
• ISBN 13: 9780312306052
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288