Kennedy, T: Beneath the Neon Egg

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 noi 2014

PatrickBluettissearchingforanewlifeinthelowlightofaCopenhagenwinter.Divorcedandnavigatingtherockyrelationshipwithhisgrown-up,nest-flownchildren,BluettspendshisdayslisteningtoJohnColtrane’smajesticjazzsymphonyALoveSupremeandgazingoutatthefrozenstreets,adesolatelandscapethatsomehowmatcheshisreflectioninthewindow.Hisnights,however,arealittledifferent.Walkingunsteadilyacrossthecobblestones,hemovesbetweentheneon-tintedbarsandclubsofhisadoptedhome,talkingwhiskey,womenandtheworldwiththeotherlostsoulsofCopenhagen,thosewhoonlyseemtocomeoutatnight.Butwhenhebefriendsaneighbour,amaninsimilarcircumstances,theapartmentacrossthehallrevealssomestrangesecretsandBluettrealiseshowlittlehereallyknowsofthedarknessofthecity.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781408845189
ISBN-10: 1408845180
Pagini: 179
Dimensiuni: 151 x 233 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

ThiscompletestheCopenhagenQuartet,acollectivelybrilliantexaminationofagreatDanishcapital,andofitscontemporarylife,infourmoodsandfourseasons.BeneaththeNeonEggmarksthedark,seductiveconclusion

Notă biografică

ThomasE.Kennedy’smanybooksincludenovels,storyandessaycollections,literarycriticism,translationsandanthologies.HeteachesintheMFAprogrammeatFairleighDickinsonUniversity.BeneaththeNeonEggisthefinalbookinhisCopenhagenQuartet,followingIntheCompanyofAngels,FallingSidewaysandKerriganinCopenhagen.BornandraisedinNewYork,helivesinCopenhagenwithhistwochildren.www.copenhagenquartet.comwww.thomasekennedy.com

Recenzii

Brilliantlyatmospheric,withasmorgasbordofedgysexualencounters,Kennedy’snovelisasymphonyoflonelinessandlongingwhichcompletelyabsorbsthereaderandgripstheheart
Downbeat,elegiacambience…Aswellasamasteryofatmosphere,Kennedyhasaflairforinteriority,takingusdeepintoBluett’sthoughtsandthesolacehefindsthere…Thenoveloffersafineportraitofamanadrift
Wittilywritten
Theauthor,bypushingBluettintoareaswherehehastoconsiderthemeaningofloveandtheimportanceofconnectingwithothers,isaskingtherightquestions

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