Современная зарубежная литература
Различные книги в жанре Современная зарубежная литература
Caught Up
10,000-copy first printing (publishing simultaneously in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audio). Shannon Holmes's debut novel, B-More Careful, is a genre-defining urban lit book that has sold over 350,000 copies. Holmes is a titan of the urban lit genre. Since that book's publication, Holmes has spent time in jail, which adds to his credibility with his audience. Launch event at the Harlem Book Fair–Summer 2015; additional events/programs at African American literary conferences/fairs throughout the country: NBCC, AAAE, etc. This release follows on the success of the Infamous Books titles by K'wan and JaQuavis Coleman. Shannon Holmes is very active in the promotion of his books.
The Bernice L. McFadden Collection
"McFadden works a kind of miracle–not only do her characters retain their appealing humanity; their story eclipses the bonds of history to offer continuous surprises."–New York Times, on Gathering of Waters"Riveting…so nicely avoids the sentimentality that swirls around the subject matter. I am as impressed by its structural strength as by the searing and expertly imagined scenes."–Toni Morrison, on The Warmest December"McFadden's lively and loving rendering of New York hews closely to the jazz-inflected city of myth....McFadden has a wonderful ear for dialogue, and her entertaining prose equally accommodates humor and pathos."–New York Times, on Glorious"An engrossing multigenerational saga…With her deep engagement in the material and her brisk but lyrical prose, McFadden creates a poignant epic of resiliency, bringing Sherry to a well-earned awareness of her place atop the shoulders of her ancestors, those who survived so that she might one day, too."–Publishers Weekly, on Nowhere Is a PlaceThe Bernice L. McFadden Collection features four novels from the three-time Hurston/Wright Legacy Award finalist: Gathering of Waters (a New York Times Editors’ Choice and one of the 100 Notable Books of 2012), Glorious (2010), Nowhere Is a Place (2006), and The Warmest December (2001).
Craving
AFP of 30,000 The relationship between Coco and her mother Elisabeth is troubled. Running into each other by chance, Elisabeth casually tells Coco that she is terminally ill. When Coco moves in with her mother in order to take care of her, their difficult relationship spirals out of control. Author Esther Gerritsen is one of the most established, widely read, and highly praised authors in the Netherlands For fans of Elizabeth Strout’s My Name is Lucy Barton Author had the honor of writing the Dutch Book Week gift in 2016, which had a print-run of 700,000 copies. Her work has been translated into dozens of languages and sold hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide. Several of her books have been turned into movies – the Dutch movie of Craving is releasing March 2018 with English subtitles. Incredible quotes by Herman Koch and Alice Sebold: “Cool, sparse, and delicious, Esther Gerritsen’s Craving hits all the right notes. This is an author who is unafraid of both complex characters and complex emotion (Thank God!).”—Alice Sebold
Peace, Love & Petrol Bombs
Peace, Love, and Petrol Bombs is largely aimed at disaffected teens seeking alternative role models. While not a specifically «young adult» novel, the book is appropriate for a wide age range of readers.The story is set in the context of the anti-globalization protests at the end of the twentieth century, so it should be of interest to thirty-something activists who were involved in the anti-globalization movement, as well as to younger readers.Most novels that treat anarchism in any significant way focus on the image of the «bomb-throwing terrorist» angle. PLPB treats its young anarchist protagonists as real people, and follows them as they come of age politically and socially.Written with loads of dry British humor and wit, PLPB is a great read … and an antidote to «serious» political fiction. This book has a political message, but it's ultimately a good story, first and foremost.
Behind the Moon
O Magazine 's Top 20 Books to Read – Summer 2017 "Best known for his acclaimed Haitian trilogy— All Souls' Rising , Master of the Crossroads and The Stone That the Builder Refused —Bell draws on his own experiences with voodoo possession to re-create his characters' descent into a sinister otherworld. The novel toys with perspective—women shape-shifting into rocks or animals; the same life-or-death scene played repeatedly, with myriad outcomes—in a kind of primal storytelling that crackles with dread and desire."— O Magazine When Julie skips school and sets off with her best friend and some local boys for a camping trip in the desert, she finds herself the target of unwanted, drug-fueled sexual attention. Running away in fear, she takes a dangerous fall down the shaft of a vast underground cave, and it takes two days for her to be rescued. Lying unconscious in her hospital bed, Julie hovers between life and death as she travels in a seductive parallel universe inspired by remarkable cave paintings left behind by prehistoric humans. Marko, her attacker, tries to cover his tracks, menacing those who know what happened in the desert that night. Jamal, the youngest son in a family of Iraqi refugees living in Julie’s small town, is one of his prime targets. He defies Marko, keeping him away from Julie’s bedside and refusing to fall prey to his threats of violence. Meanwhile, Marissa, who gave Julie up for adoption fifteen years earlier when she became pregnant as an adolescent, is following an instinct that leads her back to the daughter she once abandoned. With the aid of Jamal and a local Native American hitman/shaman, she attempts to draw Julie back to consciousness. Madison Smartt Bell is best known for his trilogy of novels about Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution, including All Souls’ Rising , which was a finalist for the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award. Praise for Behind the Moon : "Madison Smartt Bell writes with the urgency of someone who just received a dire prognosis. And Behind the Moon will remind you that you are alive."—Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Here I Am "Between fever dreams and stone hard reality, Madison Smartt Bell has crafted a powerful examination of what is and what might be. It is simply wonderful." —Dorothy Allison, author of Bastard out of Carolina "I love these characters. I love the writing. Behind the Moon is a brilliant work." —Percival Everett, author of Half an Inch of Water "Bell gives us this fast-paced, spiritually inspired dream-story, full of heart and hope and danger. It's adventure at its finest: a spiked drink, a desert cave, a gunshot, a mother looking for her child. Buckle in: you are headed for a terrific ride."—Deb Olin Unferth, author of Wait Till You See Me Dance
