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Olive Kitteridge
Fiction
idioma: inglês
Editor:
Random House Publishing Group, setembro de 2008 ‧
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SINOPSE
At the edge of the continent, Crosby, Maine, may seem like nowhere, but seen through this brilliant writer's eyes, it's in essence the whole world, and the lives that are lived there are filled with all of the grand human dramadesire, despair, jealousy, hope, and love.
At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town and in the world at large, but she doesn't always recognize the changes in those around her: a lounge musician haunted by a past romance: a former student who has lost the will to live: Olive's own adult child, who feels tyrannized by her irrational sensitivities; and Henry, who finds his loyalty to his marriage both a blessing and a curse.
As the townspeople grapple with their problems, mild and dire, Olive is brought to a deeper understanding of herself and her lifesometimes painfully, but always with ruthless honesty.
Olive Kitteridge offers profound insights into the human conditionits conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires.
At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town and in the world at large, but she doesn't always recognize the changes in those around her: a lounge musician haunted by a past romance: a former student who has lost the will to live: Olive's own adult child, who feels tyrannized by her irrational sensitivities; and Henry, who finds his loyalty to his marriage both a blessing and a curse.
As the townspeople grapple with their problems, mild and dire, Olive is brought to a deeper understanding of herself and her lifesometimes painfully, but always with ruthless honesty.
Olive Kitteridge offers profound insights into the human conditionits conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires.
CRÍTICAS DE IMPRENSA
«Olive is the axis around which these thirteen complex, relentlessly human narratives spin themselves into Elizabeth Strout's unforgettable novel in stories.»
O: The Oprah Magazine
«Glorious, powerful stuff.»
USA Today
«Funny, wicked and remorseful, Mrs. Kitteridge is a compelling life force, a red-blooded original. When she's not onstage, we look forward to her return. The book is a page-turner because of her.»
San Francisco Chronicle
«Olive Kitteridge still lingers in memory like a treasured photograph.»
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
«Rarely does a story collection pack such a gutsy emotional punch.»
Entertainment Weekly
«Strout animates the ordinary with astonishing force... [She] makes us experience not only the terrors of change but also the terrifying hope that change can bring: she plunges us into these churning waters and we come up gasping for air.»
The New Yorker
DETALHES
| Propriedade | Descrição |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 9780812971835 |
| Editor: | Random House Publishing Group |
| Data de Lançamento: | setembro de 2008 |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Dimensões: | 132 x 204 x 17 mm |
| Encadernação: | Capa mole |
| Tipo de produto: | Livro |
| Classificação Temática: |
Livros em Inglês
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Literatura
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Ficção
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| EAN: | 9780812971835 |
OPINIÃO DOS LEITORES
Quem gosta de ler histórias em pequenas localidades?
Ana Sofia Pereira
Esta é uma delas, com uma nuance: as histórias são sempre na perspetiva de um dos habitantes dessa pequena vila piscatória do Maine, mas uma delas surge com mais frequência e força: a irascível Olive. O feio e o belo, o bom e o mau, as profundas dicotomias da natureza humana, é isso que tornam este livro fabuloso!
SOBRE O AUTOR
Elizabeth Strout
Elizabeth Strout nasceu em 1956 em Portland, nos Estados Unidos da América, e é uma das romancistas americanas mais aclamadas da atualidade. Além do sucesso mundial que obteve com o romance Olive Kitteridge, que lhe valeu o Prémio Pulitzer, recebeu ainda o Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award e o Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize pelo seu romance de estreia, Amy e Isabelle. Foi também finalista dos prémios PEN/Faulkner Award, Orange Prize e International Dublin Literary Award, no Reino Unido.
Na Alfaguara, estão publicados oito romances de Elizabeth Strout. Além de Amy e Isabelle, seis romances em torno de duas personagens centrais da sua obra: a escritora Lucy Barton é a protagonista de O meu nome é Lucy Barton (finalista do Booker Prize), Tudo é possível (vencedor do Story Prize), Oh, William! e Lucy à beira-mar, todos eles aclamados pela crítica; a personagem mais célebre da autora está no centro do romance homónimo, Olive Kitteridge - vencedor dos prémios Pulitzer, Llibreter, Bancarella y Mondello e adaptado a uma aclamada série de televisão - e de A segunda vida de Olive Kitteridge. Conta-me tudo é o romance que junta Lucy Barton e Olive Kitteridge na mesma história.
Elizabeth Strout vive entre Nova Iorque e Portland.
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