9780593731130 - good girl: a novel di aber, aria (34 risultati)
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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. An exhilarating debut novel (R.O. Kwon, The New York Times Book Review) about the daughter of Afghan refugees and her year of self-discoverya portrait of the artist as a young woman set in a Berlin that cant escape its historyA girl can get in almost anywhere, even if she cant get out.SHORT…LISTED FOR THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION FINALIST FOR THE EDMUND WHITE AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION AND THE VERMONT BOOK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD AND THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE A BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, Elle, Electric Lit, The SkinnyA no-bullsh*t, must-read debut.Kaveh AkbarKaleidoscopic, full of style and soul.Raven LeilaniAber writes with . . . masterful precision.Leila Lalami, The Atlantic"Once in a blue moon a debut novel comes along, announcing a voice quite unlike any other, with a layered story and sentences that crackle and pop, begging to be read aloud. Aria Abers splendid Good Girl introduces just such a voice . . . Aber, an award-winning poet, strikes gold here, much like Kaveh Akbar did in last years acclaimed Martyr!"Los Angeles TimesIn Berlins artistic underground, where techno and drugs fill warehouses still pockmarked from the wars of the twentieth century, nineteen-year-old Nila at last finds her tribe. Born in Germany to Afghan parents, raised in public housing graffitied with swastikas, drawn to philosophy, photography, and sex, Nila has spent her adolescence disappointing her family while searching for her voice as a young woman and artist.Then in the haze of Berlins legendary nightlife, Nila meets Marlowe, an American writer whose fading literary celebrity opens her eyes to a life of personal and artistic freedom. But as Nila finds herself pulled further into Marlowes controlling orbit, ugly, barely submerged racial tensions begin to roil Germanyand Nilas family and community. After a year of running from her future, Nila stops to ask herself the most important question: Who does she want to be?A story of love and family, raves and Kafka, staying up all night and surviving the mistakes of youth, Good Girl is the virtuosic debut novel by a celebrated young poet and, now, a major new voice in fiction. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -"An exhilarating debut novel" (R.O. Kwon, The New York Times Book Review) about the daughter of Afghan refugees and her year of self-discoverya portrait of the artist as a young woman set in a Berlin that can't escape its historyA girl can get in almost anywhere, even if she can't get out.S…HORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION FINALIST FOR THE EDMUND WHITE AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION AND THE VERMONT BOOK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD AND THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE A BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, Elle, Electric Lit, The Skinny"A no-bullsh\*t, must-read debut."Kaveh Akbar"Kaleidoscopic, full of style and soul."Raven Leilani"Aber writes with . . . masterful precision."Leila Lalami, The Atlantic'Once in a blue moon a debut novel comes along, announcing a voice quite unlike any other, with a layered story and sentences that crackle and pop, begging to be read aloud. Aria Aber's splendid Good Girl introduces just such a voice . . . Aber, an award-winning poet, strikes gold here, much like Kaveh Akbar did in last year's acclaimed Martyr!'Los Angeles TimesIn Berlin's artistic underground, where techno and drugs fill warehouses still pockmarked from the wars of the twentieth century, nineteen-year-old Nila at last finds her tribe. Born in Germany to Afghan parents, raised in public housing graffitied with swastikas, drawn to philosophy, photography, and sex, Nila has spent her adolescence disappointing her family while searching for her voice as a young woman and artist.Then in the haze of Berlin's legendary nightlife, Nila meets Marlowe, an American writer whose fading literary celebrity opens her eyes to a life of personal and artistic freedom. But as Nila finds herself pulled further into Marlowe's controlling orbit, ugly, barely submerged racial tensions begin to roil Germanyand Nila's family and community. After a year of running from her future, Nila stops to ask herself the most important question: Who does she want to be A story of love and family, raves and Kafka, staying up all night and surviving the mistakes of youth, Good Girl is the virtuosic debut novel by a celebrated young poet and, now, a major new voice in fiction. 368 pp. Englisch.
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Da: Rheinberg-Buch Andreas Meier eK, Bergisch Gladbach, GermaniaRheinberg-Buch Andreas Meier eK
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -"An exhilarating debut novel" (R.O. Kwon, The New York Times Book Review) about the daughter of Afghan refugees and her year of self-discoverya portrait of the artist as a young woman set in a Berlin that can't escape its historyA girl can get in almost anywhere, even if she can't get out.S…HORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION FINALIST FOR THE EDMUND WHITE AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION AND THE VERMONT BOOK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD AND THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE A BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, Elle, Electric Lit, The Skinny"A no-bullsh\*t, must-read debut."Kaveh Akbar"Kaleidoscopic, full of style and soul."Raven Leilani"Aber writes with . . . masterful precision."Leila Lalami, The Atlantic'Once in a blue moon a debut novel comes along, announcing a voice quite unlike any other, with a layered story and sentences that crackle and pop, begging to be read aloud. Aria Aber's splendid Good Girl introduces just such a voice . . . Aber, an award-winning poet, strikes gold here, much like Kaveh Akbar did in last year's acclaimed Martyr!'Los Angeles TimesIn Berlin's artistic underground, where techno and drugs fill warehouses still pockmarked from the wars of the twentieth century, nineteen-year-old Nila at last finds her tribe. Born in Germany to Afghan parents, raised in public housing graffitied with swastikas, drawn to philosophy, photography, and sex, Nila has spent her adolescence disappointing her family while searching for her voice as a young woman and artist.Then in the haze of Berlin's legendary nightlife, Nila meets Marlowe, an American writer whose fading literary celebrity opens her eyes to a life of personal and artistic freedom. But as Nila finds herself pulled further into Marlowe's controlling orbit, ugly, barely submerged racial tensions begin to roil Germanyand Nila's family and community. After a year of running from her future, Nila stops to ask herself the most important question: Who does she want to be A story of love and family, raves and Kafka, staying up all night and surviving the mistakes of youth, Good Girl is the virtuosic debut novel by a celebrated young poet and, now, a major new voice in fiction. 368 pp. Englisch.
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -"An exhilarating debut novel" (R.O. Kwon, The New York Times Book Review) about the daughter of Afghan refugees and her year of self-discoverya portrait of the artist as a young woman set in a Berlin that can't escape its historyA girl can get in almost anywhere, even if she can't get out.S…HORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION FINALIST FOR THE EDMUND WHITE AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION AND THE VERMONT BOOK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD AND THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE A BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, Elle, Electric Lit, The Skinny"A no-bullsh\*t, must-read debut."Kaveh Akbar"Kaleidoscopic, full of style and soul."Raven Leilani"Aber writes with . . . masterful precision."Leila Lalami, The Atlantic'Once in a blue moon a debut novel comes along, announcing a voice quite unlike any other, with a layered story and sentences that crackle and pop, begging to be read aloud. Aria Aber's splendid Good Girl introduces just such a voice . . . Aber, an award-winning poet, strikes gold here, much like Kaveh Akbar did in last year's acclaimed Martyr!'Los Angeles TimesIn Berlin's artistic underground, where techno and drugs fill warehouses still pockmarked from the wars of the twentieth century, nineteen-year-old Nila at last finds her tribe. Born in Germany to Afghan parents, raised in public housing graffitied with swastikas, drawn to philosophy, photography, and sex, Nila has spent her adolescence disappointing her family while searching for her voice as a young woman and artist.Then in the haze of Berlin's legendary nightlife, Nila meets Marlowe, an American writer whose fading literary celebrity opens her eyes to a life of personal and artistic freedom. But as Nila finds herself pulled further into Marlowe's controlling orbit, ugly, barely submerged racial tensions begin to roil Germanyand Nila's family and community. After a year of running from her future, Nila stops to ask herself the most important question: Who does she want to be A story of love and family, raves and Kafka, staying up all night and surviving the mistakes of youth, Good Girl is the virtuosic debut novel by a celebrated young poet and, now, a major new voice in fiction.
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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. An exhilarating debut novel (R.O. Kwon, The New York Times Book Review) about the daughter of Afghan refugees and her year of self-discoverya portrait of the artist as a young woman set in a Berlin that cant escape its historyA girl can get in almost anywhere, even if she cant get out.SHORT…LISTED FOR THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION FINALIST FOR THE EDMUND WHITE AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION AND THE VERMONT BOOK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD AND THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE A BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, Elle, Electric Lit, The SkinnyA no-bullsh*t, must-read debut.Kaveh AkbarKaleidoscopic, full of style and soul.Raven LeilaniAber writes with . . . masterful precision.Leila Lalami, The Atlantic"Once in a blue moon a debut novel comes along, announcing a voice quite unlike any other, with a layered story and sentences that crackle and pop, begging to be read aloud. Aria Abers splendid Good Girl introduces just such a voice . . . Aber, an award-winning poet, strikes gold here, much like Kaveh Akbar did in last years acclaimed Martyr!"Los Angeles TimesIn Berlins artistic underground, where techno and drugs fill warehouses still pockmarked from the wars of the twentieth century, nineteen-year-old Nila at last finds her tribe. Born in Germany to Afghan parents, raised in public housing graffitied with swastikas, drawn to philosophy, photography, and sex, Nila has spent her adolescence disappointing her family while searching for her voice as a young woman and artist.Then in the haze of Berlins legendary nightlife, Nila meets Marlowe, an American writer whose fading literary celebrity opens her eyes to a life of personal and artistic freedom. But as Nila finds herself pulled further into Marlowes controlling orbit, ugly, barely submerged racial tensions begin to roil Germanyand Nilas family and community. After a year of running from her future, Nila stops to ask herself the most important question: Who does she want to be?A story of love and family, raves and Kafka, staying up all night and surviving the mistakes of youth, Good Girl is the virtuosic debut novel by a celebrated young poet and, now, a major new voice in fiction. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. An exhilarating debut novel (R.O. Kwon, The New York Times Book Review) about the daughter of Afghan refugees and her year of self-discoverya portrait of the artist as a young woman set in a Berlin that cant escape its historyA girl can get in almost anywhere, even if she cant get out.SHORT…LISTED FOR THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION FINALIST FOR THE EDMUND WHITE AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION AND THE VERMONT BOOK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD AND THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE A BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, Elle, Electric Lit, The SkinnyA no-bullsh*t, must-read debut.Kaveh AkbarKaleidoscopic, full of style and soul.Raven LeilaniAber writes with . . . masterful precision.Leila Lalami, The Atlantic"Once in a blue moon a debut novel comes along, announcing a voice quite unlike any other, with a layered story and sentences that crackle and pop, begging to be read aloud. Aria Abers splendid Good Girl introduces just such a voice . . . Aber, an award-winning poet, strikes gold here, much like Kaveh Akbar did in last years acclaimed Martyr!"Los Angeles TimesIn Berlins artistic underground, where techno and drugs fill warehouses still pockmarked from the wars of the twentieth century, nineteen-year-old Nila at last finds her tribe. Born in Germany to Afghan parents, raised in public housing graffitied with swastikas, drawn to philosophy, photography, and sex, Nila has spent her adolescence disappointing her family while searching for her voice as a young woman and artist.Then in the haze of Berlins legendary nightlife, Nila meets Marlowe, an American writer whose fading literary celebrity opens her eyes to a life of personal and artistic freedom. But as Nila finds herself pulled further into Marlowes controlling orbit, ugly, barely submerged racial tensions begin to roil Germanyand Nilas family and community. After a year of running from her future, Nila stops to ask herself the most important question: Who does she want to be?A story of love and family, raves and Kafka, staying up all night and surviving the mistakes of youth, Good Girl is the virtuosic debut novel by a celebrated young poet and, now, a major new voice in fiction. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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Condizione: New. Aria Aber was born and raised in Germany and now lives in the United States. Her debut poetry collection, Hard Damage, won the Prairie Schooner Book Prize and the Whiting Award. She is a former Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford and graduate s.
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -"An exhilarating debut novel" (R.O. Kwon, The New York Times Book Review) about the daughter of Afghan refugees and her year of self-discoverya portrait of the artist as a young woman set in a Berlin that can't escape its historyA girl can get in almost anywhere, even if she can't get out.S…HORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION FINALIST FOR THE EDMUND WHITE AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION AND THE VERMONT BOOK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD AND THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE A BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, Elle, Electric Lit, The Skinny"A no-bullsh\*t, must-read debut."Kaveh Akbar"Kaleidoscopic, full of style and soul."Raven Leilani"Aber writes with . . . masterful precision."Leila Lalami, The Atlantic'Once in a blue moon a debut novel comes along, announcing a voice quite unlike any other, with a layered story and sentences that crackle and pop, begging to be read aloud. Aria Aber's splendid Good Girl introduces just such a voice . . . Aber, an award-winning poet, strikes gold here, much like Kaveh Akbar did in last year's acclaimed Martyr!'Los Angeles TimesIn Berlin's artistic underground, where techno and drugs fill warehouses still pockmarked from the wars of the twentieth century, nineteen-year-old Nila at last finds her tribe. Born in Germany to Afghan parents, raised in public housing graffitied with swastikas, drawn to philosophy, photography, and sex, Nila has spent her adolescence disappointing her family while searching for her voice as a young woman and artist.Then in the haze of Berlin's legendary nightlife, Nila meets Marlowe, an American writer whose fading literary celebrity opens her eyes to a life of personal and artistic freedom. But as Nila finds herself pulled further into Marlowe's controlling orbit, ugly, barely submerged racial tensions begin to roil Germanyand Nila's family and community. After a year of running from her future, Nila stops to ask herself the most important question: Who does she want to be A story of love and family, raves and Kafka, staying up all night and surviving the mistakes of youth, Good Girl is the virtuosic debut novel by a celebrated young poet and, now, a major new voice in fiction.Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Weidestraße 122 a, 22083 Hamburg 368 pp. Englisch.
