Wonderland [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

D'Erasmo, Stacey

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ISBN 10: 0544483898 ISBN 13: 9780544483897

Casa editrice: Mariner Books, 2015

Riassunto

An NPR Best Book of 2014
A Time Top Ten Fiction Book of 2014
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
A BBC Top Ten Book of 2014

"Exquisite...As inspiring in its way as Patti Smith's memoir Just Kids." —Los Angeles Times

“Briskly addictive . . . Told in the voice of a female rock Ulysses.” —O, the Oprah Magazine

“Marvelous . . . D’Erasmo conjures up the seedy, sexy spectacle of life on the road with amazing vividness, and fills in the inner life of a woman who has one last chance to get her voice heard.” —Lev Grossman,Time

Anna Brundage is a rock star. She was an overnight indie sensation, but lost her fame just as fast as she found it. Now forty-four, she pours everything into a comeback, selling her famous father’s art to finance an album and a European tour.A riveting look at the life of a musician and the moving story of a woman’s unconventional path,Wonderland is a glimpse of how it feels when a wish just might come true.

“Anna made me think of Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine, mixed with a little bit of Janis.” —Paste

“Richly interior . . . What makes Anna such a powerful narrator is her seductive desire to keep her options open.” —Washington Post

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Recensione:

"Ingeniously conceived... D’Erasmo is a gifted and skillful writer." —New York Times  "Exquisite...Anna Brundage is so beautifully realized that I wanted to download her music on iTunes." —Los Angeles Times "D'Erasmo's writing exhibits a life-and-death intimacy that grabs at us." —USA Today

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An NPR Best Book of 2014
A Time Top Ten Fiction Book of 2014
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
A BBC Top Ten Book of 2014
 
“Briskly addictive . . . Told in the voice of a female rock Ulysses.” — O, the Oprah Magazine
 
“Marvelous . . . D’Erasmo conjures up the seedy, sexy spectacle of life on the road with amazing vividness, and fills in the inner life of a woman who has one last chance to get her voice heard.” —Lev Grossman, Time
 
Anna Brundage is a rock star. She was an overnight indie sensation, but lost her fame just as fast as she found it. Now forty-four, she pours everything into a comeback, selling her famous father’s art to finance an album and a European tour. A riveting look at the life of a musician and the moving story of a woman’s unconventional path, Wonderland is a glimpse of how it feels when a wish just might come true.
 
“Anna made me think of Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine, mixed with a little bit of Janis.” — Paste
 
“Richly interior . . . What makes Anna such a powerful narrator is her seductive desire to keep her options open.” — Washington Post
 
Stacey D’Erasmo is a recipient of Guggenheim and Stegner fellowships and the author of five works of fiction and nonfiction. Her work has also appeared in the New York Times,Bookforum, and elsewhere. She teaches in Columbia University’s MFA program.

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• Editore: Mariner Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0544483898
• ISBN 13: 9780544483897
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 242