The Invisible Circus
pbbThe highly acclaimed debut novel fbrom the bbestselling, award-winning author of iA Visit from the Good Squad /ifollows/b/b two sisters in the 1970s/b one lost, one seeking on "a trip that takes the reader through stunning emotional terrain" (iThe New Yorker/i)./bbrbrThe political drama and familial tensions of the 1960s form a backdrop for the world of Phoebe O Connor, age eighteen, in 1978. Phoebe is obsessed with the memory and death of her sister Faith, a beautiful idealistic hippie who died in Italy in 1970. In order to find out the truth about Faith s life and death, Phoebe retraces her steps from San Francisco across Europe, a quest which yields both complex and disturbing revelations about family, love, and Faith s lost generation. brbrThis spellbinding novel introduced Egan s remarkable ability to tie suspense with deeply insightful characters and the nuances of emotion./p
| Autor: | Egan, Jennifer |
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| EAN: | 9780307387523 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 352 |
| Produktart: | kartoniert, broschiert |
| Verlag: | Anchor Books Penguin Random House |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 02.03.2012 |
| Schlagworte: | Englisch; Romane/Erzählungen national book award finalists pulitzer prize winners pulitzer prize winners fiction jennifer egan jennifer egan books coming of age literary fiction historical drama alternate history historical fiction books historical fiction novels fiction books fiction historical novels literature historical fiction novels books historical fiction realistic fiction books books fiction family friendship magical realism death love wealth sisters jazz grief art relationships classic twins family life hippies gifts for sister fairy tales fantasy romance short stories feminism music fairy tale stocking stuffers ideas 21st century |
| Größe: | 203 |
| Gewicht: | 254 g |
