Almost Perfect Moment, An: A Novel
Autor Binnie Kirshenbaumen Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 feb 2005
Sagacious, sorrowful, and hilarious, An Almost Perfect Moment is a novel about mothers and daughters, star-crossed lovers, doctrines of the divine, and a colorful Jewish community that once defined Brooklyn.
This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780060520878
ISBN-10: 0060520876
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:Ecco Pbk.
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția Ecco
ISBN-10: 0060520876
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:Ecco Pbk.
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția Ecco
Recenzii
“A quicksilver fable... at once ironic and mystical, tender and edgy, loaded with shtick and downright subversive.” — Booklist (Starred review)
“Lays bare [a] collection of Brooklyn souls in the... style of short story masters Raymond Carver and Ann Beattie.” — Boston Herald
“Kirshenbaum...has an original voice and, even better, an original sensibility.” — Los Angeles Times
“[A] zany, irreverent, cheerful novel…. Bristles with energy and sharpness.” — Boston Globe
“Engrossing…. Cinematic, effortlessly beautiful descriptions will spark the reader’s imagination, and myriad plot twists and turns will keep you guessing.” — Chicago Tribune
“Lays bare [a] collection of Brooklyn souls in the... style of short story masters Raymond Carver and Ann Beattie.” — Boston Herald
“Kirshenbaum...has an original voice and, even better, an original sensibility.” — Los Angeles Times
“[A] zany, irreverent, cheerful novel…. Bristles with energy and sharpness.” — Boston Globe
“Engrossing…. Cinematic, effortlessly beautiful descriptions will spark the reader’s imagination, and myriad plot twists and turns will keep you guessing.” — Chicago Tribune
Notă biografică
Binnie Kirshenbaum is the author of An Almost Perfect Moment, On Mermaid Avenue, A Disturbance in One Place, Pure Poetry, Hester Among the Ruins, and History on a Personal Note. She is a professor at Columbia University's School of the Arts, where she is chair of the Graduate Writing Program.