The Dinner (Adult Easy-Read) - Softcover

Koch, Herman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783224533 ISBN 13: 9781783224531

Verlag: ReadZone Books Limited, 2013

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"A European "Gone Girl.".."The Dinner," a sly psychological thriller that hinges on a horrific crime and its consequences for two families, has become one of spring's most anticipated suspense novels." --"The Wall Street Journal
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"[Koch] has created a clever, dark confection... absorbing and highly readable."
--"New York Times Book Review"
"Tongue-in-cheek page-turner." --"The Washington Post"
" "
"The best part about "The Dinner" was this tension taking place above the plates. As the meal wore on, I realized I couldn't get up from the table." --"Rosecrans Baldwin, NPR
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"Poised to shake up American publishing...Koch tells a story that could very well take away your appetite." --USA Today.com
"[A] deliciously Mr. Ripley-esque drama." --"O, The Oprah Magazine"
" "
"You'll eat it up, with some fava beans and a nice Chianti." --"Entertainment Weekly "
"Koch's ability to toy with the reader's alliances while using one family's distress to consider greater societal ills gives the novel a vital punch." --"Daily Beast"
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""Every detail...manage[s] to catch our attention when Herman Koch uses them to develop his curious characters and bring us into the dark and thought-provoking plot." --Seattle Post Intelligencer
"A tart main course that explores how quickly the facade of civility can crumble. It's hard to digest at times, but with a thought-provoking taste that lingers."
--"Cleveland Plain Dealer"
" "
"The novel has been called the "Gone Girl" of the Continent, and not without cause: Like Gillian Flynn's bestseller, it's a tale told by an unreliable narrator, full of twists and skillfully executed revelations, ultimately registering as a black parable about the deceptively civilized surface of cosmopolitan, middle-class lives...What Koch achieves with his prose--plain but undergirded by breathtaking angles, like a beautiful face scrubbed free of makeup -- is a brilliantly engineered and (for the t

A "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER
A "USA TODAY" BESTSELLER
A "LOS ANGELES TIMES" BESTSELLER
"A European "Gone Girl.".."The Dinner," a sly psychological thriller that hinges on a horrific crime and its consequences for two families, has become one of spring's most anticipated suspense novels." --"The Wall Street Journal
"
"[Koch] has created a clever, dark confection... absorbing and highly readable."
--"New York Times Book Review"
"Tongue-in-cheek page-turner." --"The Washington Post"
" "
"The best part about "The Dinner" was this tension taking place above the plates. As the meal wore on, I realized I couldn't get up from the table." --"Rosecrans Baldwin, NPR
"
"Poised to shake up American publishing...Koch tells a story that could very well take away your appetite." --USA Today.com
"[A] deliciously Mr. Ripley-esque drama." --"O, The Oprah Magazine"
" "
"You'll eat it up, with some fava beans and a nice Chianti." --"Entertainment Weekly "
"Koch's ability to toy with the reader's alliances while using one family's distress to consider greater societal ills gives the novel a vital punch." --"Daily Beast"
"
""Every detail...manage[s] to catch our attention when Herman Koch uses them to develop his curious characters and bring us into the dark and thought-provoking plot." --Seattle Post Intelligencer
"A tart main course that explores how quickly the facade of civility can crumble. It's hard to digest at times, but with a thought-provoking taste that lingers."
--"Cleveland Plain Dealer"
" "
"The novel has been called the "Gone Girl" of the Continent, and not without cause: Like Gillian Flynn's bestseller, it's a tale told by an unreliable narrator, full of twists and skillfully executed revelations, ultimately registering as a black parable about the deceptively civilized surface of cosmopolitan, middle-class lives...What Koch achieves with his prose--plain but undergirded by breathtakin

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An easy-to-read version of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller, ideal for readers 18 and up who struggle with ordinary fiction

One evening in Amsterdam, two couples meet for dinner. They need to discuss their teenage sons. The boys have committed a horrifying act that was caught on TV. They remain unidentified—except by their parents. How far will each couple go to protect their child? This is a gripping psychological tale of grief, shame, blame, doubt, and pride passed on from one generation to the next, in an easy-to-read format.

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• Verlag: ReadZone Books Limited
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1783224533
• ISBN 13: 9781783224531
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 64