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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... whole question of college is three years away . Anything can happen in three years . I could have a one - man show and make a fortune in three years . I could have a one - man show and make a fortune six months from now . Oh , I know ...
... whole question of college is three years away . Anything can happen in three years . I could have a one - man show and make a fortune in three years . I could have a one - man show and make a fortune six months from now . Oh , I know ...
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... whole truth was something far more complicated . Because it couldn't be denied that he'd come to New York of his own free will , and even with a certain heartfelt eagerness . He had come for sanctuary in the 17 A SPECIAL PROVIDENCE.
... whole truth was something far more complicated . Because it couldn't be denied that he'd come to New York of his own free will , and even with a certain heartfelt eagerness . He had come for sanctuary in the 17 A SPECIAL PROVIDENCE.
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... whole training regiment , in fact , was what the Army called an Infantry Re - Tread Center - but there was a considerable difference between his case and theirs . He was a veteran of nothing more than six weeks of mild and pampered ...
... whole training regiment , in fact , was what the Army called an Infantry Re - Tread Center - but there was a considerable difference between his case and theirs . He was a veteran of nothing more than six weeks of mild and pampered ...
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... whole half - hours with nothing to do but sit around and wait for your turn on the firing line , and there was even more leisure during the noon meal , which was served in mess kits from a mobile field kitchen . Prentice made the most ...
... whole half - hours with nothing to do but sit around and wait for your turn on the firing line , and there was even more leisure during the noon meal , which was served in mess kits from a mobile field kitchen . Prentice made the most ...
29. oldal
... whole meal at once . You're forgetting all about the fish course . " " Okay . " And as they debated possibilities for the fish course it was all Prentice could do to keep his voice from rising and giggling in pleasure like a girl's ...
... whole meal at once . You're forgetting all about the fish course . " " Okay . " And as they debated possibilities for the fish course it was all Prentice could do to keep his voice from rising and giggling in pleasure like a girl's ...
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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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