Catastrophist - Softcover

BENNETT

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0684870363 ISBN 13: 9780684870366

Verlag: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2000

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Book by Bennett Ronan

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Rob Stout "The Dallas Morning News" One of the most extraordinary thrillers in recent years. "The New Yorker"One afternoon, James is attending a party in an elegant colonialist house; the next, he finds himself being shot at, tortured, and lied to -- by the Congolese, by the CIA, and by Ine s herself. Even in the midst of it all, he sees these events as 'the stuff of farce, not tragedy'; that they are in fact both is the success of Bennett's unusual story. Rob Stout"The Dallas Morning News"The tragic voice of Gillespie...sets this work apart. Just beneath the narrative's surface, readers will find a novel seeking to resolve itself by illuminating the darker sides of life and personal longing, not to mention politics, race, and empire. Mr. Bennett has written one of the most extraordinary thrillers in recent years. Tony Mastrogiogio"San Francisco Chronicle"For those who have assumed that the literary thriller had gone to the grave with Graham Greene, The Catastrophist by Ronan Bennett is proof that novels of political intrigue can still be morally complex and driven by character....A major talent and a first-rate mind. Karen Sandstrom"The Cleveland Plain Dealer"Ravishing...call this a political love story or a romantic history; either term suffices, but neither does it justice. This is a big novel, fueled by passion and ideas...the kind of book you savor while reading, then return to in memory for a long time to come. Christopher Lehmann-Haupt"The New York Times"Marvelous...irresistible: as melodrama, as psychological portrait, and as a story of moral conflict....Mr. Bennett has written a political novel with many shots going off, but with every sound in tune. Dick Adler"Chicago Tribune"A splendidly stylish thriller...chronicled with the dark energy of Joseph Conrad and the cool irony of Graham Greene. Marc Schogol"The Philadelphia Inquirer"A tale of love amid the ruins...tautly told [ and] deeply telling about the human condition. Claire Messud"The Washington Post Book World"Engrossing and impressive..."The Catastrophist" crackles with genuine life. Rob Stout"The Dallas Morning News"One of the most extraordinary thrillers in recent years.

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Short-listed for the Whitbread Novel Award, "The Catastrophist" is a haunting novel set in the politically charged landscape of the Belgian Congo just before independence. At its heart is the passion between novelist James Gillespie and the fiery idealistic journalist Ines, whom he follows to Africa as their affair begins to fray. They are as unlike as lovers can be; he is willfully apolitical and desperate for her love, while she is obsessed with the unfolding drama, caught up in history, hero-worship, and soon, a new passion. In a country that will self-destruct upon giving birth to itself, Gillespie is plunged into violence and betrayal, and moved by love to a final act of nobility. In his ravishing U.S. debut, Ronan Bennett delivers heart-stopping suspense, profound moral questioning, and a searing depiction of a doomed love.

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• Verlag: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0684870363
• ISBN 13: 9780684870366
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 336