Olive Kitteridge: A Novel in Stories [Lingua inglese]: Elisabeth Strout - Brossura

Strout, Elizabeth

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ISBN 10: 1849831556 ISBN 13: 9781849831550

Casa editrice: Simon&Schuster UK, 2011

Riassunto

The Pulitzer prize-winning novel from the author of the Booker longlisted My Name is Lucy Barton Olive Kitteridge: indomitable, compassionate and often unpredictable. A retired schoolteacher in a small coastal town in Maine, as she grows older she struggles to make sense of the changes in her life. She is a woman who sees into the hearts of those around her, their triumphs and tragedies. We meet her stoic husband, bound to her in a marriage both broken and strong, and a young man who aches for the mother he lost - and whom Olive comforts by her mere presence, while her own son feels overwhelmed by her complex sensitivities. A penetrating, vibrant exploration of the human soul, the story of Olive Kitteridge will make you laugh, nod in recognition, wince in pain, and shed a tear or two.

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Recensione:

'[Abide with Me and Amy and Isabelle] were good; this one is better...it illuminates both what people understand about others and what they understand about themselves...The pleasure in reading Olive Kitteridge comes from an intense identification with complication, not always admirable characters...There's nothing cheap or mawkish here' -- The New York Times Book Review

'Masterfully wrought' --Vanity Fair

'You will find yourself thinking about this touching, prickly character long after you have finished reading' --Newsweek

L'autore:

Elizabeth Strout's tenure as a lawyer (six months) was slightly longer than her career as a stand-up comedian (one night). She has also worked as a bartender, waitress and piano player at bars across the USA. She now teaches literature in New York, where she lives with her husband and daughter.

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• Editore: Simon&Schuster UK
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1849831556
• ISBN 13: 9781849831550
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 352