T. C. Boyle: The Harder They Come, Kartoniert / Broschiert
The Harder They Come
- A Novel
- Publisher:
- Harper Collins Publ. USA, 03/2016
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9780062349385
- Item number:
- 7507536
- Volume:
- 384 Pages
- Weight:
- 301 g
- Format:
- 203 x 136 mm
- Thickness:
- 30 mm
- Release date:
- 1.3.2016
- Note
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Caution: Product is not in German language
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Blurb
A NEWSWEEK BEST NOVEL OF THE YEAR
A TOP 10 BOOK OF 2015 (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times)
Set in contemporary Northern California, The Harder They Come explores the volatile connections between three damaged people---an aging Vietnam veteran, his psychologically unstable son, and the son's paranoid, much older lover---as they careen toward an explosive confrontation.
On a cruise to Central America, seventy-year-old Sten Stensen kills an armed robber menacing a busload of tourists. The reluctant hero is relieved to return home to Fort Bragg, California---only to find that his delusional son, Adam, has spiraled out of control. Adam has become involved with Sara, a hardened member of a right-wing anarchist group. As his mental state fractures, he becomes increasingly delusional until a schizophrenic breakdown leads him to shoot two people, spurring the biggest manhunt in California history.
As T. C. Boyle explores a father's legacy of violence and his powerlessness in relating to his equally violent son, he offers unparalleled insights into the American psyche. Inspired by a true story, The Harder They Come is a devastating and indelible novel from a modern master.
Biography
T. C. Boyle, geb. 1948 in Peekskill, New York im Hudson Valley, war Lehrer an der dortigen High-School und publizierte während dieser Zeit seine ersten Kurzgeschichten. Heute lebt er in Kalifornien und unterrichtet an der University of Southern California in Los Angeles Creative Writing.
