How to Find Your Way in the Dark
Autor Derek B. Milleren Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 mar 2023
'[A] terrific coming-of-age story . . . Readers will root for Sheldon, a memorable survivor, every step of the way.' Publishers Weekly
'Miller juggles each element effortlessly. His character portraits are indelible, often heartbreaking. At times this novel moved me to tears' The New York Times
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It's 1936, war is brewing, tempers are running high, and by his thirteenth birthday, Sheldon Horowitz has been orphaned - twice. While a terrible accident took his mother, Sheldon is convinced that his father was murdered. But no-one else thinks so, least of all the police.
Determined to track down the culprit, and leaving behind his only friend Lenny, Sheldon moves to Hartford, Connecticut to live with his uncle. He is told to keep his head down and forget the past. But that just isn't his style.
Fired up by his politically-minded cousin Abe (and quite possibly in love with other cousin Mirabelle), he sets out on a quest to discover the truth that will take him from industrial Hartford to a ritzy hotel in the Catskills, back to his childhood home and finally on to New York.
Sheldon quickly discovers that it's a jungle out there, and to survive, he will have to learn to make his own luck. Fortunately, that's one thing he's very good at...
A tragic-comic coming of age story like no other, for fans of All The Light We Cannot See, and Michael Chabon's The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781529176858
ISBN-10: 1529176859
Pagini: 355
Dimensiuni: 126 x 193 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Colecția Penguin
ISBN-10: 1529176859
Pagini: 355
Dimensiuni: 126 x 193 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Colecția Penguin
Notă biografică
Derek B. Miller
Recenzii
"[Miller’s] character portraits are indelible, often heartbreaking. At times this novel moved me to tears, the highest possible compliment.” — New York Times Book Review
“A rollicking novel that . . . follows its characters through a decade of fascinating history. Miller has crafted a wide-ranging, years-spanning yet tightly structured plot, and he excels at placing memorable characters in unusual circumstances. An underlying seriousness lies at the heart of all of this intrigue, hilarity and fun . . . The ending of How to Find Your Way in the Dark is nothing short of brilliant.” — Bookpage, *starred review*
“[A] terrific coming-of-age story . . . Readers will root for Sheldon, a memorable survivor, every step of the way.” — Publishers Weekly, *starred* review
"Compelling and deeply satisfying." — Booklist
“The Old Testament is the first hardboiled detective story (spoiler: God's the killer); Derek B. Miller's sly, moving, fable-like HOW TO FIND YOUR WAY IN THE DARK is Chandler by way of The Chosen, Marlowe with a touch of Talmud, ‘Judeo-Noir’ at its finest.” — —Shalom Auslander, nationally best-selling author of Hope: A Tragedy and Mother for Dinner
“For me—as I’m certain it will be for every reader of the wonderful Norwegian By Night—Derek B. Miller’s new novel is a genuine literary event (Sheldon Horowitz is back!). Miller has long deserved to be a household name. HOW TO FIND YOUR WAY IN THE DARK should finally make him one." — —Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls and Chances Are...
“In a novel that manages to be both searing and funny, Derek Miller’s characters slalom through the underside of pre-war city life, through breathtaking U-boat battles, and into the Borscht Belt at its most fraught hour, when the Jewish world teeters on the abyss. With Miller's signature blend of humor and questions that make you sit up straight and reconsider, HOW TO FIND YOUR WAY IN THE DARK puts a finger on the paradox of Jewish comedy.” — —Rachel Kadish, National Jewish Book Award-winning author of The Weight of Ink
“A rollicking novel that . . . follows its characters through a decade of fascinating history. Miller has crafted a wide-ranging, years-spanning yet tightly structured plot, and he excels at placing memorable characters in unusual circumstances. An underlying seriousness lies at the heart of all of this intrigue, hilarity and fun . . . The ending of How to Find Your Way in the Dark is nothing short of brilliant.” — Bookpage, *starred review*
“[A] terrific coming-of-age story . . . Readers will root for Sheldon, a memorable survivor, every step of the way.” — Publishers Weekly, *starred* review
"Compelling and deeply satisfying." — Booklist
“The Old Testament is the first hardboiled detective story (spoiler: God's the killer); Derek B. Miller's sly, moving, fable-like HOW TO FIND YOUR WAY IN THE DARK is Chandler by way of The Chosen, Marlowe with a touch of Talmud, ‘Judeo-Noir’ at its finest.” — —Shalom Auslander, nationally best-selling author of Hope: A Tragedy and Mother for Dinner
“For me—as I’m certain it will be for every reader of the wonderful Norwegian By Night—Derek B. Miller’s new novel is a genuine literary event (Sheldon Horowitz is back!). Miller has long deserved to be a household name. HOW TO FIND YOUR WAY IN THE DARK should finally make him one." — —Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls and Chances Are...
“In a novel that manages to be both searing and funny, Derek Miller’s characters slalom through the underside of pre-war city life, through breathtaking U-boat battles, and into the Borscht Belt at its most fraught hour, when the Jewish world teeters on the abyss. With Miller's signature blend of humor and questions that make you sit up straight and reconsider, HOW TO FIND YOUR WAY IN THE DARK puts a finger on the paradox of Jewish comedy.” — —Rachel Kadish, National Jewish Book Award-winning author of The Weight of Ink
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Fired up by his politically engaged cousin Abe, and quite possibly in love with his other cousin Mirabelle, he sets on a quest for vengeance. It will take him from industrial Hartford to a bustling hotel in the Catskills, and on to the Big Apple, Sheldon will grow up into a world in which he has to make his own luck.
Fired up by his politically engaged cousin Abe, and quite possibly in love with his other cousin Mirabelle, he sets on a quest for vengeance. It will take him from industrial Hartford to a bustling hotel in the Catskills, and on to the Big Apple, Sheldon will grow up into a world in which he has to make his own luck.