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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7. oldal
... thought of her talent as a charming little hobby and nothing more , that he could get tears in his eyes over the poetry of Edgar A. Guest , and that his own highest ambition in life , incessantly discussed , was to be promoted to the ...
... thought of her talent as a charming little hobby and nothing more , that he could get tears in his eyes over the poetry of Edgar A. Guest , and that his own highest ambition in life , incessantly discussed , was to be promoted to the ...
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... to come home and find her acting the way he thought she ought to act : a humble widow , gratefully cooking meat and potatoes for her tired son , sitting down with a sewing basket as soon as she'd washed 11 A SPECIAL PROVIDENCE.
... to come home and find her acting the way he thought she ought to act : a humble widow , gratefully cooking meat and potatoes for her tired son , sitting down with a sewing basket as soon as she'd washed 11 A SPECIAL PROVIDENCE.
27. oldal
... thought to be miles over their heads . Hooking his thumbs in his cartridge belt , courteously turning from one section of his audience to another as his glasses gleamed in the lights , he was using words like " ludicrous " and ...
... thought to be miles over their heads . Hooking his thumbs in his cartridge belt , courteously turning from one section of his audience to another as his glasses gleamed in the lights , he was using words like " ludicrous " and ...
28. oldal
... 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 passed by on his way to the charge - out desk ...
... 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 passed by on his way to the charge - out desk ...
29. oldal
... thought a minute , and while thinking , he allowed one of his worst military habits to repeat itself . His toe scraped the heel of the man walking ahead of him , an ex - Engineer corporal named Connor whose heels , as he often and ...
... thought a minute , and while thinking , he allowed one of his worst military habits to repeat itself . His toe scraped the heel of the man walking ahead of him , an ex - Engineer corporal named Connor whose heels , as he often and ...
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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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