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Beschreibung

Upstate is a funny, moving family drama from one of the world's most influential literary critics.

'Thoughtful and though-provoking' Financial Times

Alan Querry, a successful property developer from the north of England, has two daughters: Vanessa, a philosopher who lives and teaches in Saratoga Springs, NY, and Helen, a record company executive based in London. The sisters never quite recovered from their parents' bitter divorce and the early death of their mother, with Vanessa particularly affected, and plagued by bouts of depression since her teenage years.

When she suffers a new crisis, Alan and Helen travel to Saratoga Springs. Over the course of six wintry days in upstate New York, the Querry family begins to struggle with the questions that animate this profound and searching novel: Why do some people find living so much harder than others?

Rich in subtle human insight, and vivid with a sense of place, Upstate is a perceptive, intensely poignant novel.

Upstate is a funny, moving family drama from one of the world's most influential literary critics.

'Thoughtful and though-provoking' Financial Times

Alan Querry, a successful property developer from the north of England, has two daughters: Vanessa, a philosopher who lives and teaches in Saratoga Springs, NY, and Helen, a record company executive based in London. The sisters never quite recovered from their parents' bitter divorce and the early death of their mother, with Vanessa particularly affected, and plagued by bouts of depression since her teenage years.

When she suffers a new crisis, Alan and Helen travel to Saratoga Springs. Over the course of six wintry days in upstate New York, the Querry family begins to struggle with the questions that animate this profound and searching novel: Why do some people find living so much harder than others?

Rich in subtle human insight, and vivid with a sense of place, Upstate is a perceptive, intensely poignant novel.

Über den Autor
Born in Durham in 1965, James Wood has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2007. He was the chief literary critic at the Guardian from 1992 to 1995, and a senior editor at The New Republic from 1995 to 2007. His books include How Fiction Works, which has been translated into fifteen languages.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 240 S.
ISBN-13: 9781784708054
ISBN-10: 1784708054
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 736354
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Wood, James
Hersteller: Vintage Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 198 x 128 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: James Wood
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.03.2019
Gewicht: 0,202 kg
Artikel-ID: 114821348