Opis: The State We're In - Beattie Ann

The State We're In is the first new collection in a decade from the writer that John Updike credited with creating 'an entirely different kind of short story'. Cool, ironic and witty, these stories are sharply observed, but underpinned with a quiet tenderness. Told through the voices of vivid and engaging women of all ages, The State We're In explores their doubts and desires and reveals the unexpected moments and glancing epiphanies of daily life. Some of Beattie's idiosyncratic and compelling characters have arrived in the coastal state of Maine by accident, while others are trying to escape. The collection is woven around Jocelyn, a disaffected teenager living with her aunt and uncle for the summer, forging new friendships, avoiding her mother's calls, taking writing classes, and encountering mortality for the first time. Beattie's voice is mesmerising and her keen insight into the human heart cuts through our preconceptions and prejudices. The State We're In is a pitch-perfect meditation on the singular strangeness of life.

Szczegóły: The State We're In - Beattie Ann

Tytuł: The State We're In
Podtytuł: Maine Stories
Autor: Beattie Ann
Wydawnictwo: Granta Books
ISBN: 9781783782918
Języki: angielski
Rok wydania: 2015
Ilość stron: 208
Format: 13.0x21.0cm
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.215 kg

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