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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... 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 thirteen ; and it was three years later , after a series of increasingly 8 RICHARD YATES.
... 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 thirteen ; and it was three years later , after a series of increasingly 8 RICHARD YATES.
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Richard Yates. was three years later , after a series of increasingly cheap city apartments , that Alice made a final plea to her former husband . She would never be a burden on him again , she promised , if he would only agree to ...
Richard Yates. was three years later , after a series of increasingly cheap city apartments , that Alice made a final plea to her former husband . She would never be a burden on him again , she promised , if he would only agree to ...
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... defense plant that made precision lenses . She described it solemnly , to everyone she knew , as " War work . " A month later he was in the Army , with his mother listed as a Class " A " dependent ; and now , sitting 14 RICHARD YATES.
... defense plant that made precision lenses . She described it solemnly , to everyone she knew , as " War work . " A month later he was in the Army , with his mother listed as a Class " A " dependent ; and now , sitting 14 RICHARD YATES.
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... later he saw Quint reading in the library but thought 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 ...
... later he saw Quint reading in the library but thought 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 ...
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Special Providence: American Foreign Policy and How It Changed the World Walter Russell Mead Korlátozott előnézet - 2013 |
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