What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
(Sprache: Englisch)
Winner of the 2012 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award
'Outstanding . . . Englander shows an unerring ear for dialogue' Independent on Sunday
Nathan Englander is one of the most acclaimed writers of his generation.
In...
'Outstanding . . . Englander shows an unerring ear for dialogue' Independent on Sunday
Nathan Englander is one of the most acclaimed writers of his generation.
In...
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Winner of the 2012 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award'Outstanding . . . Englander shows an unerring ear for dialogue' Independent on Sunday
Nathan Englander is one of the most acclaimed writers of his generation.
In these stories, deep tragedy rubs shoulders with sharp comedy. Relationships and brought to the brink, and choices are made that change lives for ever. There is vengeance and violence, coming of age and coming to terms.
Beautiful and courageous, funny and achingly sad, What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank is a remarkable collections by a writer grappling with the great questions of modern life.
'Englander has written a fine collection, as intricately patterned across its length as a novel' Sunday Times
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Autoren-Porträt von Nathan Englander
Nathan Englander is the author of the story collections For the Relief of Unbearable Urges, an international best seller, and What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, and the novels The Ministry of Special Cases and Dinner at the Center of the Earth. His books have been translated into twenty-two languages. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a PEN/Malamud Award, the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, and the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2013. He is Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University and lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and daughter.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Nathan Englander
- 224 Seiten, Maße: 12,8 x 19,8 cm, Taschenbuch, Englisch
- Verlag: Orion Publishing Co
- ISBN-10: 1780222297
- ISBN-13: 9781780222295
- Erscheinungsdatum: 21.02.2013
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Englisch
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few literary works have better demonstrated their veracity lately than this glorious collection -- Pankaj Mishra FINANCIAL TIMES Some of these stories are comic masterpieces, some embody as dark a vision of the universe as you are likely to encounter and all of them showcase a writer grappling with the great questions of modern life. GRANTA 20130201 Englander has written a fine collection, as intricately patterned across its length as a novel, although its stories are set in various decades and locations... a book of cautious, crafted, crafty stories that catch you off guard again and again. THE SUNDAY TIMES 20130217 This collection of short stories is covered with enthusiastic quotes from American literati. "This," you may think, "is either going to be fantastic or hyped nonsense." Thankfully, it's the former. EMERALD STREET 20130225 A remarkable collection THE GUARDIAN 20130223 The titular story - a twist on Raymond Carver's, of a similar name - jumps from brilliant Woody Allen-esque dialogue and comedy to darkness. THE INDEPENDENT 20130223 Englander deals with powerful questions of morality, history and vengeance. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH 20130302 His stories are moving and thought-provoking, pwerful and hilarious by turns. NEWBOOKS magazine An amusing and moving collection. THE SUNDAY BUSINESS POST 20130303 This collection by one of America's best short-story writers displays his inimitable capacity to shock, sadden and simultaneously entertain in his explorations of Jewish history and politics. THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH SEVEN Magazine 20130317 remarkable precision, agility and depth BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH 20130401
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