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È il romanzo d'esordio di Jay McInerney, con il quale è assurto al rango di icona della letteratura post-minimalista degli anni Ottanta. Il suo percorso letterario successivo testimonia l'evoluzione di uno scrittore che ha saputo creare un universo personale divertente e trasgressivo, dove fra eccessi, violenze, celebrità, sesso e droghe, si aggira inquieto e romantico lo spettro dell'amore.

This unforgettable New York story of glamour, sex, ambition, and heartbreak begins in the heady days before the financial crash. Russell and Corrine Calloway seem to be living the dream: a calendar filled with high-society parties; jobs they care about and enjoy; twin children, a boy and a girl whose birth was truly miraculous; a loft in TriBeCa and summers in the Hamptons. But beneath the glossy surfaces, things are simmering. Russell, editor-in-chief of a boutique publisher, has cultural clout but is on the edge financially, and feels compelled to pursue an audacious—and potentially ruinous—opportunity. Meanwhile, Corrine’s world is turned upside down when the man with whom she’d had an ill-fated affair in the wake of 9/11 suddenly reappears, and the Calloways find themselves tested more severely than they ever could have imagined. The third book in McInerney’s celebrated Calloway trilogy, Bright, Precious Days is an aching, extraordinary portrait of a marriage during a period of dizzying change.

Ce livre de Jay McInerney réunit soixante-six de ses chroniques parues dans House and Garden et dans le Wall Street Journal, chroniques qui se nourrissent des connaissances qu’il a accumulées avec le temps sur toutes sortes de vins, sur les gens et les lieux qui les produisent à travers le monde. On voyage ainsi avec lui des châteaux légendaires de la culture vinicole à l’Australie, la Nouvelle-Zélande, en passant par les collines de Santa Rita et Paso Robles, l’Argentine et le Chili. On rencontre ces "fous de raisin", vigneron, sommelier, expert, qui ont mis leur énergie au service de leur passion et les personnalités du monde vinicole deviennent les personnages des récits oenophiles de McInerney. De même qu’un récit d’explorateur nous fait découvrir des contrées lointaines et exotiques, ceux du romancier new-yorkais connu pour ses goûts de luxe traitent de vins très rares et très chers. Mais il s’intéresse aussi à des vins obscurs ou sous-évalués. Si on apprend beaucoup de ses réflexions sur le monde du vin, on s’amuse également de ses nombreuses anecdotes et de ses comparaisons brillantes et cocasses. Qu’est-ce qui différencie Lafite et Mouton ? Comment lire les étiquettes de vin allemand ? Quels sont les champagnes accessibles (ou décidément pas) ? Que boire avec les cuisines asiatiques ? Par quel miracle l’expression "vin californien" a-t-elle cessé d’être un oxymore ? Voilà quelques-unes des questions auxquelles ce recueil instructif et réjouissant permet de répondre en toute subjectivité car, pour McInerney, le goût du vin doit rester une affaire hautement sentimentale.

Gabriel Tucker is a globe-trotting, trust fund–endowed twenty-nine-year-old who suddenly finds himself penniless and alone in the world, except for an old Miami Beach apartment building named the Venus De Milo Arms, the last thing of value left to him by his now-vanished family. Lacking skills or resources, he heads to Miami Beach to reconstruct his life, finding himself neighbors with an unlikely mix of tenants: an elderly Holocaust survivor, a lip-synching drag queen, a cynical two-bit gossip columnist, and a rebellious young performance artist who will eventually capture his heart. Within days, Gabriel is thrust into the outrageous world of South Beach, Miami of the nineties: temptations, quick fortunes, mountains of drugs, notorious murders, nonstop sex, and beautiful women (and men) for sale (or rent) are the order of the day. He is a ringside witness to the excesses and intrigues of Italian fashion empires, Cuban refugee supermodels, rapacious German developers, old-fashioned crooked politicians, and a cast of characters that would make Caligula blush. It is in South Beach that Gabriel will eventually discover the long-buried mysteries of his family and find a soul he never imagined he had and a love he never dreamed he deserved.

Prepare to meet the most seductively female and the most shockingly fatal of femme fatales, brought to you by seventeen of today's finest authors of mystery and suspense fiction. Award-winning editor Otto Penzler presents a collection of short and sizzling masterpieces of kisses and kiss-offs, gams and gats. Tale after thrilling tale, they'll prove to you just how sexy and not so gentle the 'gentler sex' can be. In 'Third Party', Jay McInerney takes you on a wild ride through the Paris night with a party girl built for speed and sin... 'Rendezvous', Nelson DeMille 's first short story in twenty-five years, plunges you into a Vietnam jungle where the bloodiest scourge of this man's army is no man at all... back in the USA of 'Louly and Pretty Boy', Elmore Leonard introduces a Depression-era teenage gun moll who loves Pretty Boy Floyd more than she likes knocking off filling stations... a very smart blonde takes her shot in Lorenzo Carcaterra 's 'A Thousand Miles from Nowhere', a study in slow-simmered vengeance... and Michael Connelly 's colourful and ironic 'Cielo Azul' shows how a nameless woman left dead on a Los Angeles hillside can be the most lethal prey of all. In other riveting tales, a scorned lover claims an old fling's heart, a little too literally... a lady of mystery offers a suicide pact you almost can't refuse... and a she-demon rises from the grave in a bid to rule the earth... These and a bevy of other very bad girls cast their criminal spells through the powerful voices of Joyce Carol Oates, John Connolly, Thomas H. Cook, Jeffrey Deaver, J.A. Jance, Andrew Klavan, Laura Lippman, Ed McBain, Walter Mosely, Anne Perry, Ian Rankin and S.J. Rozan in stories as irresistible as the anti-heroines that blaze through their pages.

Twee hulpverleners na de aanslag op de Twin Towers in New York in 2001 krijgen, hoewel beiden getrouwd, een bijzondere relatie.

With a unique blend of literary flair and insightful commentary, the best-selling novelist explores the world of wine through a collection of unconventional musings. This work appeals to both casual wine drinkers seeking recommendations and dedicated enthusiasts, offering a fresh perspective on wine and its culture. McInerney's command of language elevates the discussion, making it an engaging read for anyone interested in the nuances of wine appreciation.

A transsexual prostitute accidentally propositions his own father. A senator's serial infidelities leave him in hot water. And two young lovers spend Christmas together high on different drugs. This work aims to expose the dark underbelly of the American dream.

Soubor sedmi půvabných, krátkých próz, které čtenáře zaujmou především kromobyčejnou pestrostí a neuvěřitelnou lehkostí, s jakou byly napsány. A to nezávisle na šíři volených prostředí, ve kterých se jednotlivé minipříběhy odehrávají, psychiatrickou léčebnou počínaje a Kubou konče.