Schroder: A Novel
Autor Amity Gaigeen Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 oct 2013
A
lyrical
and
deeply
affecting
novel
recounting
the
seven
days
a
father
spends
on
the
road
with
his
daughter
after
kidnapping
her
during
a
parental
visit.
SCHRODERrelates the story of Eric's urgent escape years later to Lake Champlain, Vermont, with his six-year-old daughter, Meadow, in an attempt to outrun the authorities amid a heated custody battle with his wife, who will soon discover that her husband is not who he says he is. From a correctional facility, Eric surveys the course of his life to understand-and maybe even explain-his behavior: the painful separation from his mother in childhood; a harrowing escape to America with his taciturn father; a romance that withered under a shadow of lies; and his proudest moments and greatest regrets as a flawed but loving father.
Alternately lovesick and ecstatic, Amity Gaige's deftly imagined novel offers a profound meditation on history and fatherhood, and the many identities we take on in our lives--those we are born with and those we construct for ourselves.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781455512126
ISBN-10: 1455512125
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 133 x 203 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Twelve
ISBN-10: 1455512125
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 133 x 203 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Twelve
Notă biografică
Amity
Gaige's
essays,
articles,
and
stories
have
appeared
in
various
publications,
including
theYale
Review,Los
Angeles
Times,O
Magazine,The
Literary
Review,
and
in
a
2009
collection
of
essays,Feed
Me(Random
House).
She
is
the
recipient
of
a
Fulbright
Fellowship,
a
McDowell
Colony
Fellowship,
and
a
Baltic
Writing
Residency
Fellowship,
and
is
currently
the
Visiting
Writer
at
Amherst
College.
She
lives
in
Amherst,
Massachusetts,
with
her
family.
Recenzii
"Complicated
and
nuanced
.
.
.
the
novel
is
absorbing,
with
a
propulsive
plot
and
a
narrator
who
is
charming,
ambivalent,
and
searching-a
man
driven
by
love
who
understands
that
love
cannot
save
him."—The
New
Yorker
"The measure of Gaige's great gifts as a storyteller is that she persuades you to believe in a situation that shouldn't be believable, and to love a narrator who shouldn't be lovable. Seldom has such a daring concept for a novel been grounded in such an appealing character."—Jonathan Franzen, author of Freedom and The Corrections
"Amity Gaige has written a flawless book. It does not contain a single false note. Playful and inventive, Schroder movingly depicts the ways we confound our own hearts--how even with the best intentions, we fail to love those closest to us as well as we wish we could. Eric Schroder should take his place among the most charismatic and memorable characters in contemporary fiction, and Amity Gaige her place among the most talented and impressive writers working today."
—David Bezmozgis, prize-winning author of Natasha and Other Stories and The Free World
"You will not want to put this book down. You will want to read it in one big gulp. This is a bullet of a novel, aimed at our pieties about parenthood and familial love. You won't soon forget Schroder or his daughter or the sentences that bring them to life. To those who know Gaige's first two novels, it's no surprise she's produced another stunner. To those who don't, you're in for a treat."—Adam Haslett, author of Union Atlantic, and the New York Times best-selling short story collection You Are Not a Stranger Here
"Gaige creates a fascinating and complex character in Erik, as he moves from the eccentric and slightly irresponsible father to a desperate man at the end of his rope . . . [an] expert exploration of the immigrant experience, alienation, and the unbreakable bond between parent and child."—Booklist
"Quiet and deeply introspective . . . Tender moments of observation, regret and joy - all conveyed in unself-consciously lyrical prose - result in a radiant meditation on identity, memory and familial love and loss."—Publishers Weekly
"In
this
tightly-written
and
emotionally
satisfying
novel,
a
young
couple's
marriage
is
thrown
into
jeopardy
by
the
husband's
workaholic
tendencies...
[Gaige]
is
extraordinarily
adept
at
revealing
her
characters'
personalities
in
just
a
few
words...
Stirring."—New
York
Times
Book
Review
on
The
Folded
World
"The bitterness and disillusion of marriage have been thoroughly plumbed in contemporary fiction; Gaige is one of the rare novelists who is more interested in its potential for happiness and grace. A-."—Entertainment Weekly on The Folded World
"Love, marriage, and the whole damn thing-all spanned in a witty, tender first novel. With a flavor of Lorrie Moore, graceful, bright, modern writing."—Kirkus on O My Darling
"Utterly devourable...gently, and beautifully unfolds, like a gauzy curtain in an open window."—Los Angeles Times on O My Darling
"Sparkles and delights...crystalline insights into the nature of love and flashes of narrative brilliance."—Publisher's Weekly on O My Darling
"The Folded Worldwill appeal to readers who like to dive into the muck of internal and interpersonal conflicts, and break the surface with breath born of insight and empathy. Amity Gaige's second novel lives up to the reputation she earned with her first one, as an original, compelling voice."—Chicago Tribune (Favorite Books of 2007)
"The measure of Gaige's great gifts as a storyteller is that she persuades you to believe in a situation that shouldn't be believable, and to love a narrator who shouldn't be lovable. Seldom has such a daring concept for a novel been grounded in such an appealing character."—Jonathan Franzen, author of Freedom and The Corrections
"In
Schroder,
Amity
Gaige
explores
the
rich,
murky
realm
where
parental
devotion
edges
into
mania,
and
logic
crabwalks
into
crime.
This
offbeat,
exquisitely
written
novel
showcases
a
fresh,
forceful
young
voice
in
American
letters."
—Jennifer
Egan,
author
of
A
Visit
from
the
Goon
Squad"Amity Gaige has written a flawless book. It does not contain a single false note. Playful and inventive, Schroder movingly depicts the ways we confound our own hearts--how even with the best intentions, we fail to love those closest to us as well as we wish we could. Eric Schroder should take his place among the most charismatic and memorable characters in contemporary fiction, and Amity Gaige her place among the most talented and impressive writers working today."
—David Bezmozgis, prize-winning author of Natasha and Other Stories and The Free World
"You will not want to put this book down. You will want to read it in one big gulp. This is a bullet of a novel, aimed at our pieties about parenthood and familial love. You won't soon forget Schroder or his daughter or the sentences that bring them to life. To those who know Gaige's first two novels, it's no surprise she's produced another stunner. To those who don't, you're in for a treat."—Adam Haslett, author of Union Atlantic, and the New York Times best-selling short story collection You Are Not a Stranger Here
"Gaige creates a fascinating and complex character in Erik, as he moves from the eccentric and slightly irresponsible father to a desperate man at the end of his rope . . . [an] expert exploration of the immigrant experience, alienation, and the unbreakable bond between parent and child."—Booklist
"Quiet and deeply introspective . . . Tender moments of observation, regret and joy - all conveyed in unself-consciously lyrical prose - result in a radiant meditation on identity, memory and familial love and loss."—Publishers Weekly
Praise
for
Amity
Gagie
"The bitterness and disillusion of marriage have been thoroughly plumbed in contemporary fiction; Gaige is one of the rare novelists who is more interested in its potential for happiness and grace. A-."—Entertainment Weekly on The Folded World
"Love, marriage, and the whole damn thing-all spanned in a witty, tender first novel. With a flavor of Lorrie Moore, graceful, bright, modern writing."—Kirkus on O My Darling
"Utterly devourable...gently, and beautifully unfolds, like a gauzy curtain in an open window."—Los Angeles Times on O My Darling
"Sparkles and delights...crystalline insights into the nature of love and flashes of narrative brilliance."—Publisher's Weekly on O My Darling
"The Folded Worldwill appeal to readers who like to dive into the muck of internal and interpersonal conflicts, and break the surface with breath born of insight and empathy. Amity Gaige's second novel lives up to the reputation she earned with her first one, as an original, compelling voice."—Chicago Tribune (Favorite Books of 2007)