The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint: A Novel - Brossura

Udall, Brady

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ISBN 10: 0375719180 ISBN 13: 9780375719189

Casa editrice: Vintage Books, 2002

Riassunto

Half Apache and orphaned, Edgar's trials begin on an Arizona reservation at the age of seven when he is run over by the mailman's jeep, after which he is taken from the hospital to a school for delinquents to a Mormon foster family, and eventually to an unexpected home on a quest for the mailman. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Extraordinary . . . Fall-down funny . . . It’s like nothing else you’ve ever read.” –Newsweek

“Vibrant, big-hearted . . . A poignant, picaresque odyssey.” –Chicago Tribune

“Marvelous . . . Edgar Mint is nobody’s Everyman, but he is the hope and the pain of a child looking for, and eventually finding, a home.” –Los Angeles Times

“Be prepared to fall head over heels for Edgar Mint . . . a charming and delightful narrator you can’t help but cheer on through the end.” –The Oregonian

“Profound and stirring . . . brilliantly executed.” –The Wall Street Journal

L'autore:

Brady Udall is the author of the much-acclaimed story collection Letting Loose the Hounds, and was a finalist for the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award. Born and raised in the Indian counry of northeastern Arizona, Udall now teaches fiction writing at Southern Illinois University. He lives in Carbondale with his wife and family.

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• Editore: Vintage Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0375719180
• ISBN 13: 9780375719189
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 423