Heather, the Totality
Autor Matthew Weineren Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 iun 2018
The
explosive
debut
novel
-
about
family,
power
and
privilege
-
from
the
creator
of
the
award-winning
Mad
Men.
Mark and Karen Breakstone have constructed the idyllic life of wealth and status they always wanted, made complete by their beautiful and extraordinary daughter Heather. But they are still not quite at the top. When the new owners of the penthouse above them begin construction, an unstable stranger penetrates the security of their comfortable lives and threatens to destroy everything they've created.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780316435321
ISBN-10: 0316435325
Pagini: 144
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.14 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Back Bay Books
ISBN-10: 0316435325
Pagini: 144
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.14 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Back Bay Books
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Notă biografică
Acclaimed
storyteller
Matthew
Weiner
has
been
entertaining
audiences
for
two
decades,
most
recently
as
writer,
creator,
executive
producer,
and
director
ofMad
Men,one
of
television's
most
honored
series.
He
also
worked
as
a
writer
and
executive
producer
onThe
Sopranos,along
with
several
comedy
series,
and
made
his
feature
film
debut
in
2014.
Weiner
studied
at
Wesleyan
University
and
earned
his
MFA
from
the
University
of
Southern
California.
Recenzii
"Weiner
deftly
exposes
the
weirdness
of
mundane
lifechanges"
and
"chillingly
reminds
us
of
how
unstable
the
ground
is
that
we
takefor
granted
beneath
our
feet."—Maureen
Corrigan,NPR's
Fresh
Air
"creepy,unsettling...and queasily seductive"—USA Today
"Beyond its chillingportrait of America's social and economic divide, the novel raises a number ofthorny questions... Weiner writes with maximum economy"—Associated Press
"You'll devour it in a single, heart-racing sitting."—People
"slim but it packs a substantial punch"—Seattle Review of Books
"The Matthew Weiner ofMad Menmakes himself known inHeatherviasharp and complex character insights...the novel transcends the status of a meresleek, domestic thriller, and contributes meaningfully, unexpectedly, toresistance."—The Millions
"A sharp, slim page-turner, though much simmers underneath the surfaceof Weiner's deft prose."—BookPage
"Weiner's award-winning writing and producing of such renowned television shows asThe SopranosandMad Menis neatly evident in his quietly thrilling debut novel. Written in descriptive and illuminating scene-like snippets-though nearly free of dialogue-this one-sitting read concerns the eerily shared delusions of a privileged Manhattan family and a man who stalks the periphery of their lives...The sense of doom is sharply rendered, characters are well developed, and their motivations are finely wrought. Readers will hope for more book-form fiction from Weiner."—Booklist
"A sharp, character-driven debut novel that examines class and parentingwith equal power,"—B&N Reads
"Weiner has created a very contemporary and creepylittle novel about a teenaged girl and a fervent admirer. Rife withobservations about Manhattan's elite,Heatheris both unsettling andsatisfying."—Literary Hub
"viscerally real andtotally chilling, this is a fantastic book."—Bookreporter
"A page-turning thriller...we highly recommend readingit in one sitting so you can soak it all in."—Popsugar
"Fans ofMad Menwill find familiar themes lurking in the showcreator's debut novel."—Harper's Bazaar
"Heather, The Totalityis a tour de force of control, tone and razor-slash insight. In its clear-eyed anatomist's gaze and its remarkable combination of empathy and pitilessness I hear echoes of Flaubert and Richard Yates, with a deeply twisted twist of Muriel Spark at her darkest. I could not put it down."
—Michael Chabon, author ofMoonglow
"Short and rapier-sharp, Matthew Weiner's HEATHER, THE TOTALITY compels and unnerves in equal measure. Like the great Patricia Highsmith, Weiner renders the disturbing not just plausible but exquisitely, agonizingly inevitable. A tour de force."—Claire Messud, author ofThe Burning Girl
"This short novel of upper-crust anomie and class-divide obsession is ascorcher! It's the classic noir construction: the short walk off the long ledge and the plummet to an indifferent Hell. Matthew Weiner demonically delivers the goods! Read this book in one gasping breath."—James Ellroy, author ofL.A. ConfidentialandPerfidia
"Heather, The Totalitygripped me at once and had me spellbound. It was partly the absolute certainty of the world he was describing, the sense that beyond these brilliantly chosen details there was a wealth of similarly truthful social and psychological perception unstated. And partly the slightly fastidious form, the sound of a voice a hair's breadth away from affectation, but so firmly where it was that there was no question of turning away and not hearing what was going to come next. Then there was the ice-cold mercilessness, of a kind that reminded me (oddly, I suppose, but there it was) of Evelyn Waugh."—Philip Pullman, author ofHis Dark Materials
"slender butsearingly intense".—New York Journal of Book
"An exciting debut novel with a fast-paced plot and plenty of suspense"—Vogue
"sure to draw infans of his character-driven work...Leave it to Weiner to derail apicture-perfect family."—W Magazine
"A lacerating novella."—O, The Oprah Magazine
"Brief but with a big punch...Weiner paints a detailed, achingly insightful picture."—Elle
"Mad Mencreator Weiner crafts a finely honed tale that highlights class conflict." —Publisher's Weekly
"A page-turning thriller."—Pop Sugar
"I cringed and shuddered my way through this short, daring novel to its terrible inevitable end. Each neat, measured paragraph carpaccios its characters to get to the book's heart - one of Boschian self-cannibalising isolation. A stunning novel.Heather, The Totalityblew me away."—Nick Cave
"A miraculous and fearless novel, Heather is unprecedented. As well as being smart, sharp and readable, it proves there are still fresh and exciting ways to write fiction."—MJ Hyland, author ofCarry Me Down
"Chilling and poised, I loved it"—Maggie O'Farrell, author ofThis Must Be the Place
"creepy,unsettling...and queasily seductive"—USA Today
"Beyond its chillingportrait of America's social and economic divide, the novel raises a number ofthorny questions... Weiner writes with maximum economy"—Associated Press
"You'll devour it in a single, heart-racing sitting."—People
"slim but it packs a substantial punch"—Seattle Review of Books
"The Matthew Weiner ofMad Menmakes himself known inHeatherviasharp and complex character insights...the novel transcends the status of a meresleek, domestic thriller, and contributes meaningfully, unexpectedly, toresistance."—The Millions
"A sharp, slim page-turner, though much simmers underneath the surfaceof Weiner's deft prose."—BookPage
"Weiner's award-winning writing and producing of such renowned television shows asThe SopranosandMad Menis neatly evident in his quietly thrilling debut novel. Written in descriptive and illuminating scene-like snippets-though nearly free of dialogue-this one-sitting read concerns the eerily shared delusions of a privileged Manhattan family and a man who stalks the periphery of their lives...The sense of doom is sharply rendered, characters are well developed, and their motivations are finely wrought. Readers will hope for more book-form fiction from Weiner."—Booklist
"A sharp, character-driven debut novel that examines class and parentingwith equal power,"—B&N Reads
"Weiner has created a very contemporary and creepylittle novel about a teenaged girl and a fervent admirer. Rife withobservations about Manhattan's elite,Heatheris both unsettling andsatisfying."—Literary Hub
"viscerally real andtotally chilling, this is a fantastic book."—Bookreporter
"A page-turning thriller...we highly recommend readingit in one sitting so you can soak it all in."—Popsugar
"Fans ofMad Menwill find familiar themes lurking in the showcreator's debut novel."—Harper's Bazaar
"Heather, The Totalityis a tour de force of control, tone and razor-slash insight. In its clear-eyed anatomist's gaze and its remarkable combination of empathy and pitilessness I hear echoes of Flaubert and Richard Yates, with a deeply twisted twist of Muriel Spark at her darkest. I could not put it down."
—Michael Chabon, author ofMoonglow
"Short and rapier-sharp, Matthew Weiner's HEATHER, THE TOTALITY compels and unnerves in equal measure. Like the great Patricia Highsmith, Weiner renders the disturbing not just plausible but exquisitely, agonizingly inevitable. A tour de force."—Claire Messud, author ofThe Burning Girl
"This short novel of upper-crust anomie and class-divide obsession is ascorcher! It's the classic noir construction: the short walk off the long ledge and the plummet to an indifferent Hell. Matthew Weiner demonically delivers the goods! Read this book in one gasping breath."—James Ellroy, author ofL.A. ConfidentialandPerfidia
"Heather, The Totalitygripped me at once and had me spellbound. It was partly the absolute certainty of the world he was describing, the sense that beyond these brilliantly chosen details there was a wealth of similarly truthful social and psychological perception unstated. And partly the slightly fastidious form, the sound of a voice a hair's breadth away from affectation, but so firmly where it was that there was no question of turning away and not hearing what was going to come next. Then there was the ice-cold mercilessness, of a kind that reminded me (oddly, I suppose, but there it was) of Evelyn Waugh."—Philip Pullman, author ofHis Dark Materials
"slender butsearingly intense".—New York Journal of Book
"An exciting debut novel with a fast-paced plot and plenty of suspense"—Vogue
"sure to draw infans of his character-driven work...Leave it to Weiner to derail apicture-perfect family."—W Magazine
"A lacerating novella."—O, The Oprah Magazine
"Brief but with a big punch...Weiner paints a detailed, achingly insightful picture."—Elle
"Mad Mencreator Weiner crafts a finely honed tale that highlights class conflict." —Publisher's Weekly
"A page-turning thriller."—Pop Sugar
"I cringed and shuddered my way through this short, daring novel to its terrible inevitable end. Each neat, measured paragraph carpaccios its characters to get to the book's heart - one of Boschian self-cannibalising isolation. A stunning novel.Heather, The Totalityblew me away."—Nick Cave
"A miraculous and fearless novel, Heather is unprecedented. As well as being smart, sharp and readable, it proves there are still fresh and exciting ways to write fiction."—MJ Hyland, author ofCarry Me Down
"Chilling and poised, I loved it"—Maggie O'Farrell, author ofThis Must Be the Place
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The explosive debut novel - about family, power and privilege - from the creator of the award-winning Mad Men
The explosive debut novel - about family, power and privilege - from the creator of the award-winning Mad Men