Fathers and Sons
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A memoir about a man whose daughter transitions, a memoir about what it means to both of them to be a man.
Howard Cunnell Boeken
Howard Cunnell creëert verhalen die duiken in de rauwe, ongefilterde menselijke ervaring. Zijn stilistische precisie en diepte in karakterobservatie stellen hem in staat de meer schaduwrijke hoeken van de psyche te verkennen. Cunnell benadrukt vaak thema's als overleven, identiteit en de zoektocht naar betekenis in vaak ruige landschappen. Zijn proza is provocerend en dwingt lezers tot introspectie.
`Cunnell maps new noir territory in an incandescent underwater world' Guardian
On the road
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On The Road, the most famous of Jack Kerouac's works, is not only the soul of the Beat movement and literature, but one of the most important novels of the century. Like nearly all of Kerouac's writing, On The Road is thinly fictionalized autobiography, filled with a cast made of Kerouac's real life friends, lovers, and fellow travelers. Narrated by Sal Paradise, one of Kerouac's alter-egos, On the Road is a cross-country bohemian odyssey that not only influenced writing in the years since its 1957 publication but penetrated into the deepest levels of American thought and culture. MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion. Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject, MAXnotes will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the work. MAXnotes are designed to stimulate independ ent thought about the literary work by raising various issues and thought-provoking ideas and questions. MAXnotes cover the essentials of what one should know about each work, including an overall summary, character lists, an explanation and discussion of the plot, the work's historical context, illustrations to convey the mood of the work, and a biography of the author. Each chapter is individually summarized and analyzed, and has study questions and answers.
An urgent and blistering story about class, protest and art, from the acclaimed author of Fathers and Sons.
On the Road. Il «Rotolo» del 1951
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«Sono andato veloce perché la strada è veloce.» Tra il 2 e il 22 aprile 1951 – scrive Kerouac a Neal Cassady – «ho scritto un romanzo su una striscia di carta lunga 120 piedi infilata nella macchina da scrivere e senza paragrafi, fatta srotolare sul pavimento e sembra proprio una strada». Con questo “rotolo” ha inizio la vicenda del mitico romanzo che narra i viaggi di Kerouac tra Stati Uniti e Messico negli anni 1947-50 e che vedrà la luce, in una versione ampiamente rimaneggiata, solo nel 1957. Più lungo di quello definitivo, il testo originario di On the road contiene numerose scene poi tagliate e risulta più cupo, spigoloso e disinibito. Intima, sfrenata e “vera”, la scrittura di Kerouac trascina il lettore alla bruciante scoperta di una strada che è la vita stessa.
