Brick Lane: By the bestselling author of LOVE MARRIAGE - Brossura

Ali, Monica

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0552771155 ISBN 13: 9780552771153

Casa editrice: Black Swan, 2004

Riassunto

SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE

'Written with a wisdom and skill that few authors attain in a lifetime' Sunday Times

Still in her teenage years, Nazneen finds herself in an arranged marriage with a disappointed older man. Away from her Bangladeshi village, home is now a cramped flat in a high-rise block in London's East End. Nazneen knows not a word of English, and is forced to depend on her husband.

Confined in her tiny flat, Nazneen sews furiously for a living, shut away with her buttons and linings - until the radical Karim steps unexpectedly into her life. On a background of racial conflict and tension, they embark on a love affair that forces Nazneen finally to take control of her fate.

'A brilliant evocation of sensuality' Daily Telegraph
'A novel that will last' Guardian
'Highly evolved and accomplished' Observer

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Recensione:

"'Ali has an impressive command of her story, but her real gift is in the richness of the lives she has created, populating Nazneen's London with a very entertaining cast of comic characters'" (The Times)

"'I was totally gripped by Brick Lane. A brilliant evocation of sensuality which might occur anywhere'" (Daily Telegraph)

"'Written with a wisdom and skill that few authors attain in a lifetime'" (The Sunday Times)

"'Comedy and poignancy abound...Brick Lane is a wonderful debut'" (Sunday Telegraph)

"'Brick Lane has everything: richly complex characters, a gripping story and it's funny too'" (Observer)

Descrizione del libro:

The literary debut of a huge storytelling talent

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Black Swan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0552771155
• ISBN 13: 9780552771153
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 512