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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... Remember ? Paul and Mary Engstrom , that were such good friends of mine that year ? And they came out to see us in Scarsdale , too , remember ? And in Riverside ? Remember the year we all spent Christmas together and had such a good ...
... Remember ? Paul and Mary Engstrom , that were such good friends of mine that year ? And they came out to see us in Scarsdale , too , remember ? And in Riverside ? Remember the year we all spent Christmas together and had such a good ...
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... remember , and for most of that time he had wholly believed it . Because she was remarkable and gifted and brave . How else could anyone explain the story of her life ? At the turn of the century , when all the sleeping little towns of ...
... remember , and for most of that time he had wholly believed it . Because she was remarkable and gifted and brave . How else could anyone explain the story of her life ? At the turn of the century , when all the sleeping little towns of ...
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... 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 one ...
... 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 one ...
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... remember that he'd waked before dawn this morning to scrub his cartridge belt for inspection , jostled in the stinking latrine by men who told him to get the lead out of his ass . It was hard to remember his nine hours on the bus and ...
... remember that he'd waked before dawn this morning to scrub his cartridge belt for inspection , jostled in the stinking latrine by men who told him to get the lead out of his ass . It was hard to remember his nine hours on the bus and ...
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... remember the name of it . You ever have cherrystone clams ? On the half shell ? " And soon they were engaged in what promised to be a long , wistful discussion of the ultimate and perfect dinner , a dinner presumably to be shared some ...
... remember the name of it . You ever have cherrystone clams ? On the half shell ? " And soon they were engaged in what promised to be a long , wistful discussion of the ultimate and perfect dinner , a dinner presumably to be shared some ...
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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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