In the Crowd - Brossura

Mauvignier, Laurent

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0571236367 ISBN 13: 9780571236367

Casa editrice: Faber & Faber, 2008

Riassunto

May 1985, Jeff and Tonino, two Parisian football fans with serious drinking habits, are on their way to the European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus, at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels.

So too are Tana and Francesco, newlyweds from Genoa; Gabriel and Virginie, a young Belgian couple with troubles of their own; and Liverpool supporter, Geoff Andrewson, who is travelling with his two thuggish brothers.

On the eve and day of the game these four groups of characters converge and cross paths, and as the excitement of the build up gives way to horrific tragedy, their lives and relationships are changed forever.

A mesmerising portrait of people attempting to come to terms with a devastating historical event and their role within it, In the Crowd is a hugely compelling and emotive novel.

Su questo libro

Descrizione del libro:

In the Crowd by Laurent Mauvignier was one of the most successful, acclaimed and provocative publications of 2006 in France, and marks the UK debut of an urgent and compelling new voice.

L'autore:

Laurent Mauvignier's debut novel Loin d'eux [Far from Them], a poignant monologue about a young man's suicide, was published in 1999. In the Crowd, his second novel, was published to huge acclaim in France in 2006.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Faber & Faber
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0571236367
• ISBN 13: 9780571236367
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320