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| Verlag | Faber & Faber |
| Auflage | 2022 |
| Seiten | 224 |
| Format | 13,6 x 1,8 x 21,7 cm |
| Gewicht | 236 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| EAN | 9780571376957 |
| Bestell-Nr | 57137695EA |
The new novel from one of America's most original voices-a wild, blackly funny story of female emancipation and the journey to one's own utopia.
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§'A gorgeous love story and a hilarious political novel about precarity and abuse in the era of late capitalism.' Neel Mukherjee, author of Man Booker Prize-shortlisted The Lives of Others
'Zink's confidence and authority as a writer are evident from Avalon's killer first sentences.' LA Times
Bran's Southern California upbringing is anything but traditional. After her mother abandons her and joins a Buddhist colony, Bran is raised by her 'common-law stepfather' on Bourdon Farms - a plant nursery that doubles as a cover for a biker gang. She spends her days tending plants, slogging through high school and imagining what life could be if she had been born to a different family.
Then she meets Peter-a charming, troubled college student from the East Coast - who launches his teaching career by initiating her into the world of art. The two begin a seemingly doomed long-distance relationship as Bran searches for meaning in her own surroundings. She knows how to surv ive, but now she must learn how to live.
'Zink is a comic writer par excellence.' New Yorker
'An extraordinary talent.' Daily Telegraph
Rezension:
Zink delves into class, art, and American culture in a characteristically witty bildungsroman . . . Even more impactful than the intellectual ballistics is the tortured romance story. The style is all Zink's own, and she's as brilliant as ever here. Publishers Weekly (starred review)