You Remind Me of Me - Brossura

Chaon, Dan

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0719565413 ISBN 13: 9780719565410

Casa editrice: John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2006

Riassunto

Jonah Doyle is six years old. He lives with his mother, his grandfather and their dog Elizabeth in a yellow house in South Dakota. It is a house full of tensions, for Jonah's grandfather is old and tired, and his mother often doesn't want to talk at all. And then one sunny day in early spring, when the snow has mostly melted, a terrible accident occurs that will change the course of Jonah's life. That same spring, hundreds of miles away, Troy Timmens is growing up in a very different world. He spends his afternoons at his cousins' house, watching older teenagers smoking marijuana, pretending to be uninterested. When he is ten, he receives his first kiss. When asked how it feels to be adopted, he hardly knows how to answer, for he rarely thinks about it. He is perfectly happy with his life as it is. Over the course of this spellbinding novel, the secret connections that link Troy and Jonah are gradually revealed. You Remind Me of Me is an unforgettable story about the extraordinary lives of seemingly 'ordinary' people.

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Recensione

Brilliantly written American debut about the lives of two separated brothers. (The Bookseller)

Mesmerising debut ... You Remind Me Of Me imparts a deeply moving empathy for lives gone sorely awry (The Times)

A heartbreakingly beautiful look at the architecture of thwarted desire and the rampant destruction that minor incidents can wreak upon the seemingly most ordinary of lives. (The Spectator)

'Dan Chaon has constructed a remarkable debut novel ... You Remind Me of Me is a beautifully written exploration of the emotional paths chosen by rootless people desperate to hold on' (Literary Review)

Remarkable ... Chaon has written an apparently claustrophobic novel that feels paradoxically large, generous and, ultimately, quite moving (Washington Post)

A remarkable first novel ... Not only satisfying but devastating (Editor's Choice, Entertainment Weekly)

Chaon's achievement is to rescue his characters from oblivion and make their lives seem as real as our own (New York Times Book Review)

A Chinese box of a novel, full of hidden pleasures and surprises (Elizabeth McCracken, author of 'The Giant's House')

Hypnotic ... haunting ... A lovely, insinuating book with a special staying power (New York Times Book Review)

'Gritty, moving and memorable' (Daily Mail)

L'autore

Dan Chaon's short story collection 'Among the Missing' met with widespread acclaim on publication in the US, and was a finalist for the National Book Award. 'You Remind Me of Me' is Chaon's first novel, and his first book to be published in the UK. He lives in Ohio, USA, with his wife and two sons.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: John Murray Publishers Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0719565413
• ISBN 13: 9780719565410
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 368
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile