Mission to America - Brossura

Kirn, Walter

Brossura

ISBN 10: 140003101X ISBN 13: 9781400031016

Casa editrice: Anchor, 2006

Riassunto

Raised in the church of the Aboriginal Risen Apostles, a matriarchal, offbeat religious group located far from mainstream America in a remote Montana town, Mason La Verle embarks on an outreach mission in the hopes of attracting converts--and brides--to their fading sect, only to come face to face with the baffling absurdities of modern-day American life. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“An insightful and drolly funny tale that skewers and celebrates contemporary American life.” –San Francisco Chronicle“Mark Twain meets Jonathan Franzen in Mission to America, Walter Kirn’s dark, funny road novel.” –Maxim"Hilarious. . . . Kirn doesn't miss a chance to skewer consumerism, New Ageism, and ski-town magnates. The barbs are spot-on and the apostles, with their naivet? about everything from Cheetos and Wiccans to reality TV, are hopelessly endearing." –People"Kirn's fourth novel is his most ambitious. . . . A tour de force." –The New York Times Book Review“Thank goodness that Walter Kirn, one of the nation’s best satirists, has made a funny, wise little novel. . . . A sly, tender, witty, probing of the nature of religious conviction.” –The Plain Dealer

L'autore:

Walter Kirn is a contributing editor to Time and GQ and a regular reviewer for The New York Times Book Review. His work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Vogue, New York, and Esquire. He is the author of four previous works of fiction: My Hard Bargain: Stories, She Needed Me, Thumbsucker, and Up in the Air. He lives in Livingston, Montana.

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• Editore: Anchor
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 140003101X
• ISBN 13: 9781400031016
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288