A Special ProvidenceKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2011. ápr. 27. - 336 oldal From one of the most important writers of the twentieth century, the acclaimed author of Revolutionary Road, comes the story of a mother who struggles with her own demons while her son goes to fight in Europe, hoping to become his own man. "Like Breakfast At Tiffany's spliced with All Quiet On The Western Front. Impossible to paraphrase, wonderful to read." —Zadie Smith, bestselling author of White Teeth Robert Prentice has spent all his life attempting to escape his mother's stifling presence. His mother, Alice, for her part, is attempting to realize her dreams of prosperity and success as a sculptor. As Robert goes off to fight in Europe, Richard Yates portrays a soldier in the depths of war striving to live up to his heroic ideals. With haunting clarity, Yates crafts an unforgettable portrait of two people who cannot help but hope for more even as life challenges them both. |
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... better , despite a sprinkling of face powder down her bodice . She had managed to close the vent in her dress more securely , and she'd carefully fixed her hair . When they left the apartment he noticed how she crouched and squinted to ...
... better , despite a sprinkling of face powder down her bodice . She had managed to close the vent in her dress more securely , and she'd carefully fixed her hair . When they left the apartment he noticed how she crouched and squinted to ...
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... better speakeasies in town . It was undeniable too that a girl pressing thirty - four wasn't apt to get many serious proposals ; and besides , he was so steady , so devoted , so eager to protect her and provide for 6 RICHARD YATES.
... better speakeasies in town . It was undeniable too that a girl pressing thirty - four wasn't apt to get many serious proposals ; and besides , he was so steady , so devoted , so eager to protect her and provide for 6 RICHARD YATES.
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... better - he gained a certain prestige as a campus eccentric and was even beginning to win recognition as a kind of campus intellectual - but in the middle of that second year George Prentice dropped dead in his office . It was a ...
... better - he gained a certain prestige as a campus eccentric and was even beginning to win recognition as a kind of campus intellectual - but in the middle of that second year George Prentice dropped dead in his office . It was a ...
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... better of going over to start another conversation , though he was careful to display the title of the rather highbrow book he was carrying , in case Quint happened to look up as he passed by on his way to the charge - out desk . Then ...
... better of going over to start another conversation , though he was careful to display the title of the rather highbrow book he was carrying , in case Quint happened to look up as he passed by on his way to the charge - out desk . Then ...
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... better than a steak . Let's make it two filet mignons , then , medium rare . And what'll we have on the side ? French fries , I guess , but I mean what kind of vegetable ? Or would you rather skip the vegetable and have a salad ...
... better than a steak . Let's make it two filet mignons , then , medium rare . And what'll we have on the side ? French fries , I guess , but I mean what kind of vegetable ? Or would you rather skip the vegetable and have a salad ...
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Special Providence: American Foreign Policy and How It Changed the World Walter Russell Mead Korlátozott előnézet - 2013 |
Special Providence: American Foreign Policy and How It Changed the World Walter Russell Mead Korlátozott előnézet - 2013 |
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