Shopgirl - Brossura

Martin, Steve

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0753812835 ISBN 13: 9780753812839

Casa editrice: Phoenix, 2001

Riassunto

Mirabelle works as a shop assistant in the glove department at Niemans, LA's finest store; she also draws darkly gothic pictures at night. Adrift in the world and lonely, her situation is not improved by the fact that hardly anyone buys the kind of gloves that Niemans sell, so she spends most of her day leaning on the counter staring into empty space. There are two men in her life - Jeremy, a man who stencils amplifiers for a living, and Mr Ray Porter, an older man and millionaire who applies logic to relationships, and is serially confused and disappointed.

In this exquisitely self-contained novel, Steve Martin touches on the surface horrors of LA - the false noses, lips, breasts and people - without exaggeration or explicitly playing for laughs. It's insightful, dark, funny and tender.

Su questo libro

Descrizione del libro:

A highly acclaimed L.A. fable by one of Hollywood's greatest comics

L'autore:

Steve Martin is one of today's most talented performers. His huge successes as a film actor include such credits as ROXANNE, FATHER OF THE BRIDE, PARENTHOOD and THE SPANISH PRISONER. He has won Emmys for his television writing and two Grammys for comedy albums. In addition to the bestselling PURE DRIVEL, he has written several plays, including Picasso at the Lapin Agile and a highly acclaimed novel, SHOPGIRL. His work appears in The New Yorker and The New York Times.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Phoenix
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0753812835
• ISBN 13: 9780753812839
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 220