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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... don't talk to me about responsibility ... " " Alice , will you please keep your voice down ? Before you wake the boy ? " Life in the suburbs came abruptly to an end with a frightening lawsuits for unpayable debts when he was nearly ...
... don't talk to me about responsibility ... " " Alice , will you please keep your voice down ? Before you wake the boy ? " Life in the suburbs came abruptly to an end with a frightening lawsuits for unpayable debts when he was nearly ...
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... Don't you see ? " " Well , sure , but I'm not talking about ' soon . ' I'm talking about now . How are you going to pay the rent ? How the hell are you going to eat ? " " Oh , I'll always manage ; that's not important 12 RICHARD YATES.
... Don't you see ? " " Well , sure , but I'm not talking about ' soon . ' I'm talking about now . How are you going to pay the rent ? How the hell are you going to eat ? " " Oh , I'll always manage ; that's not important 12 RICHARD YATES.
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... don't ' call ' people - look , it's just an expression . Don't you see ? I just said - look , I'm sorry . I didn't mean it . I'm sorry . ' " Oh , oh , oh , God , " she said , rocking from side to side in her chair . " My son calls me ...
... don't ' call ' people - look , it's just an expression . Don't you see ? I just said - look , I'm sorry . I didn't mean it . I'm sorry . ' " Oh , oh , oh , God , " she said , rocking from side to side in her chair . " My son calls me ...
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... don't remember exactly . Anyway , they- " " Your exhibitions ? " He couldn't let it go ; he was bearing down on her like a prosecuting attorney . He knew damned well that for all her lifelong talk about one - man shows she'd never had ...
... don't remember exactly . Anyway , they- " " Your exhibitions ? " He couldn't let it go ; he was bearing down on her like a prosecuting attorney . He knew damned well that for all her lifelong talk about one - man shows she'd never had ...
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... don't come . " It was the last thing in the world he wanted to do , but he said yes . And by implication he'd said yes to church , too , which he would also much rather have avoided . He was ready to say yes to anything she wanted now ...
... don't come . " It was the last thing in the world he wanted to do , but he said yes . And by implication he'd said yes to church , too , which he would also much rather have avoided . He was ready to say yes to anything she wanted now ...
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