The Optimists - Rilegato

Miller, Andrew

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ISBN 10: 034082512X ISBN 13: 9780340825129

Casa editrice: Sceptre, 2005

Riassunto

Clem Glass was a successful photojournalist, fired by his conviction that only photographs could capture the world's true face. Then, in Africa, he witnesses the grotesque aftermath of a genocidal massacre and returns to London with the belief that people, including himself, are fundamentally wicked. Now nothing - work, love, sex - can rouse him, and no other outlook can shift his altered vision. Not his father's Christianity, nor the new-found humanitarianism of his friend and fellow journalist Silverman. The one close relationship Clem is able to maintain is with his older sister, Clare, who has been struck down by the return of a mental illness she had been free from for twenty years. Together they set up home in the rural Somerset of their childhood, and together they keep the darkness at bay. Then just as Clare begins to recover, news arrives out of the blue that the man responsible for the massacre has been spotted in Brussels. But is vengeance the answer? And can optimism ever be more than self-deceit?

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Recensione:

Exceptional (Sunday Times)

Andrew Miller again proved his ability to blend a sturdy and satisfying architecture of character and plot with headline-hot themes (Boyd Tonkin Independent)

A powerful and lively book, seriously engaged and cathartic (Financial Times)

A profound novel ... it leaves the reader with a feeling of courage and, in the face of so much evidence to the contrary, hope (Observer)

This novel represents a shocking, moving but ultimately hopeful vision of the best and worst of humanity (Daily Express)

Descrizione del libro:

The timely, exceptionally powerful new novel from the Booker-shortlisted author of OXYGEN

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• Editore: Sceptre
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 034082512X
• ISBN 13: 9780340825129
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 320