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This Book Will Save Your Life
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ISBN-13:
9781862079335
Veröffentl:
2007
Erscheinungsdatum:
29.01.2007
Seiten:
380
Autor:
A. M. Homes
Gewicht:
301 g
Format:
196x131x29 mm
Sprache:
Deutsch
Beschreibung:
A.M. Homes schrieb ihren ersten Roman »Jack«, für den sie 1993 mit dem Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis ausgezeichnet wurde, im Alter von 19 Jahren. Es folgten Romane und Kurzgeschichtenbände. Sie gehört zu den profiliertesten zeitgenössischen Schriftstellerinnen der USA und hat zahlreiche Auszeichnungen erhalten. Ihre Werke erscheinen in 13 Sprachen. A.M. Homes lebt in New York City.
Richard is a modern day everyman; a middle-aged divorcee trading stocks out of his home. He has done such a good job getting his life under control that he needs no one. His life has slowed almost to a standstill, until two incidents conspire to hurl him back into the world. This story is set in Los Angeles
Richard Novak is a modern day everyman, a middle aged divorcee trading stocks out of his LA home. He has done such a good job of getting his life under control that he needs no one, except his trainer, nutritionist and housekeeper. His life has slowed almost to a standstill until two incidents conspire to hurl him back into the world. THIS BOOK WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE beautifully captures the strangeness of life through its depiction of the weirdness and physical instability of LA, and it reveals what can happen if you are willing to open up to the world around you.