A brilliantly funny novel from the author of The Abstinence Teacher' and Little Children', made into an acclaimed film starring Reece Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick.
Tom Perrotta Boeken
13 augustus 1961
Tom Perrotta vangt meesterlijk de complexiteit van het dagelijks leven en interpersoonlijke relaties met scherpe observatie en droge humor. Zijn verhalen richten zich vaak op gewone mensen die buitengewone omstandigheden doorkruisen, waarbij hij hun verlangens, teleurstellingen en onverwachte wendingen van het lot onderzoekt. Met een genuanceerde aanpak en het vermogen om verborgen emoties onder de oppervlakte van het alledaagse te onthullen, biedt hij lezers boeiende en tot nadenken stemmende verhalen. Zijn onderscheidende stijl resoneert in verschillende bewerkingen van zijn werk.
Presents twenty of the best works of short fiction of the past year from a variety of acclaimed sources.
Nine Inches
- 246bladzijden
- 9 uur lezen
A collection of stories focuses on suburban nuclear families, including "Senior Season," "Nine Inches" and "The Smile on Happy Chang's Face."
Little Children
- 368bladzijden
- 13 uur lezen
A group of parents, trapped in middle-class stability, deal with marriage, kids and their suburban life in very different ways. Now a box-office smash, 'Little Children' is a unique mix of the comical and the compassionate.
From the author of 'Little Children' and now a major new TV series, 'The Leftovers' asks what if one day some of us simply vanished? And some were left behind? Following the sudden disappearance of thousands of citizens, Kevin Garvey, Mapleton's new mayor, wants to bring a sense of hope to his traumatised community, but his family has fallen apart in the wake of disaster. Kevin's wife has joined a homegrown cult, and his son is a disciple of the prophet Holy Wayne. Only Jill, Kevin's daughter, remains, and she's no longer the sweet student she once was. Written with a rare ability to illuminate our everyday struggles, 'The Leftovers' is a startling novel about love, connection and loss.
Tracy Flick Can't Win
- 259bladzijden
- 10 uur lezen
Tracy Flick is a hardworking assistant principal at a public high school in suburban New Jersey. Still ambitious but feeling a little stuck and underappreciated in midlife, Tracy gets a jolt of good news when the longtime principal, Jack Weede, abruptly announces his retirement, creating a rare opportunity for Tracy to ascend to the top job. Energized by the prospect of her long-overdue promotion, Tracy throws herself into her work with renewed zeal, determined to prove her worth to the students, faculty, and School Board, while also managing her personal life--a ten-year-old daughter, a needy doctor boyfriend, and a burgeoning meditation practice. But nothing ever comes easily to Tracy Flick, no matter how diligent or qualified she happens to be
New York Times bestseller!From the bestselling author of The Leftovers and Little Children comes a penetrating and hilarious new novel about sex, love, and identity on the frontlines of America's culture wars. číst celé
