A Calling For Charlie Barnes
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A Calling For Charlie Barnes
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Author : Joshua Ferris
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2021-09-16
A Calling For Charlie Barnes written by Joshua Ferris and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-16 with Fiction categories.
From the Booker-shortlisted author of To Rise Again at a Decent Hour comes a hilarious novel about fathers, sons, thwarted dreams and confronting the reality of who we really are 'This is a fine American novel about family, love, and a decent but flawed man trying to be better. In dark times like these, I can't recommend this book too highly. It's strong' Stephen King on Twitter ___________________________________ Charlie Barnes is a mid-century man devoted to his newspaper and his landline. But Charlie is about to get dragged into our troubled age by his storyteller son, who has a different idea of him than he has of himself. Then there are his other children, his ex-wives, present wife, business clients, friends and acquaintances, all of whom have their competing opinions of Charlie. He certainly seems simple enough: he's a striver, a romantic, and a thoroughgoing capitalist. But suddenly blindsided by the Great Recession and a dose of bad news, he might have to rethink his life from top to bottom, and on short notice. What makes a man real? What makes him good? And how does the story we tell about ourselves line up with the lives that we actually live? ___________________________________ 'Funny, moving, and formally a work of genius, A Calling for Charlie Barnes is quite literally the book Joshua Ferris was born to write' Garth Risk Hallberg, author of City on Fire 'Dazzling. Mind-blowing. About as much fun as you can have without risking arrest' Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls 'Wonderful: fast and deep, urgent and brilliant . . . A hilarious, intimate, and scathing takedown of so many American vanities' Dana Spiotta, author of Stone Arabia
A Calling For Charlie Barnes
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Author : Joshua Ferris
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2021-09-28
A Calling For Charlie Barnes written by Joshua Ferris and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-28 with Fiction categories.
Named a best book of the year by NPR, Vogue, and the New York Times Book Review, the hilarious and profound new novel from National Book Award finalist Joshua Ferris is “a fine American novel about family, love, and a decent but flawed man trying to be better" (Stephen King). Someone is telling the story of the life of Charlie Barnes, and it doesn't appear to be going well. Too often divorced, discontent with life's compromises and in a house he hates, this lifelong schemer and eternal romantic would like out of his present circumstances and into the American dream. But when the twin calamities of the Great Recession and a cancer scare come along to compound his troubles, his dreams dwindle further, and an infinite past full of forking paths quickly tapers to a black dot. Then, against all odds, something goes right for a change: Charlie is granted a second act. With help from his storyteller son, he surveys the facts of his life and finds his true calling where he least expects it—in a sacrifice that redounds with selflessness and love—at last becoming the man his son always knew he could be. A Calling for Charlie Barnes is a profound and tender portrait of a man whose desperate need to be loved is his downfall, and a brutally funny account of how that love is ultimately earned. “A masterpiece that shines a revealing light on both family and fiction itself.” —Michael Schaub, NPR
The Unnamed
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Author : Joshua Ferris
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2010-01-18
The Unnamed written by Joshua Ferris and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-18 with Fiction categories.
The Unnamed is a dazzling novel about a marriage, family, and the unseen forces of nature and desire that seem to threaten them both. He was going to lose the house and everything in it. The rare pleasure of a bath, the copper pots hanging above the kitchen island, his family-again he would lose his family. He stood inside the house and took stock. Everything in it had been taken for granted. How had that happened again? He had promised himself not to take anything for granted and now he couldn't recall the moment that promise had given way to the everyday. Tim Farnsworth is a handsome, healthy man, aging with the grace of a matinee idol. His wife Jane still loves him, and for all its quiet trials, their marriage is still stronger than most. Despite long hours at the office, he remains passionate about his work, and his partnership at a prestigious Manhattan law firm means that the work he does is important. And, even as his daughter Becka retreats behind her guitar, her dreadlocks and her puppy fat, he offers her every one of a father's honest lies about her being the most beautiful girl in the world. He loves his wife, his family, his work, his home. He loves his kitchen. And then one day he stands up and walks out. And keeps walking. The Unnamed is a heartbreaking story of a life taken for granted -- and what happens when that life is abruptly and irrevocably taken away.
Then We Came To The End
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Author : Joshua Ferris
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2008-03-06
Then We Came To The End written by Joshua Ferris and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-06 with Fiction categories.
A HILARIOUS SATIRE THAT SHOWS OFFICE DYNAMICS AT THEIR MOST PETTY AND PROFOUND FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR, JOSHUA FERRIS They spend their days - and too many of their nights - at work. Away from friends and family, they share a stretch of stained carpet with a group of strangers they call colleagues. There's Chris, clinging to his ergonomic chair; Lynn, the boss, whose breast cancer everyone pretends not to talk about; Carl, secretly taking someone else's medication; Marcia, whose hair is stuck in the eighties; and Benny, who's just - well, just Benny. Amidst the boredom, redundancies, water cooler moments, meetings, flirtations and pure rage, life is happening, to their great surprise, all around them. Then We Came to the End is about sitting all morning next to someone you cross the road to avoid at lunch. It's the story of your life and mine. *Joshua Ferris' mind-blowing new book, A Calling for Charlie Barnes, is available to pre-order now.* 'Very funny, intense and exhilarating . . . For the first time in fiction, it has truly captured the way we work' The Times 'As dazzling as Franzen's The Corrections and as confident as Tartt's The Secret History . . . Exceptional, very funny' Daily Telegraph 'Slick, sophisticated and very funny, Ferris's cracking debut has modern Everyman fighting for his identity in an increasingly impersonal world' Daily Mail
To Rise Again At A Decent Hour
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Author : Joshua Ferris
language : en
Publisher: Little, Brown
Release Date : 2014-05-13
To Rise Again At A Decent Hour written by Joshua Ferris and has been published by Little, Brown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-13 with Fiction categories.
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, this big, brilliant, profoundly observed novel by National Book Award Finalist Joshua Ferris explores the absurdities of modern life and one man's search for meaning. Paul O'Rourke is a man made of contradictions: he loves the world, but doesn't know how to live in it. He's a Luddite addicted to his iPhone, a dentist with a nicotine habit, a rabid Red Sox fan devastated by their victories, and an atheist not quite willing to let go of God. Then someone begins to impersonate Paul online, and he watches in horror as a website, a Facebook page, and a Twitter account are created in his name. What begins as an outrageous violation of his privacy soon becomes something more soul-frightening: the possibility that the online "Paul" might be a better version of the real thing. As Paul's quest to learn why his identity has been stolen deepens, he is forced to confront his troubled past and his uncertain future in a life disturbingly split between the real and the virtual. At once laugh-out-loud funny about the absurdities of the modern world, and indelibly profound about the eternal questions of the meaning of life, love and truth, To Rise Again at a Decent Hour is a deeply moving and constantly surprising tour de force.
Un Appel Pour Charlie Barnes
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Author : Joshua Ferris
language : fr
Publisher: JC Lattès
Release Date : 2022-09-07
Un Appel Pour Charlie Barnes written by Joshua Ferris and has been published by JC Lattès this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-07 with Fiction categories.
Trop souvent divorcé, mécontent des compromis de la vie et habitant une maison qu’il exècre, Charlie Barnes doit bien l’admettre, depuis quelque temps, tout part à vau-l’eau. Et lorsque la Grande Récession et un cancer pointent conjointement leur nez, son rêve américain s’amenuise plus encore, et se réduit rapidement comme peau de chagrin. Puis, pour une fois, et contre toute attente, quelque chose se déroule comme prévu. Avec l’aide de son fils, Charlie passe en revue son existence et trouve sa véritable vocation là où il s’y attend le moins – dans le sacrifice, preuve d’altruisme et d’amour –, devenant enfin l’homme que ses enfants ont toujours su qu’il pouvait être. Traduit de l'anglais (américain) par Jean Esch
Ultima Chiamata Per Charlie Barnes
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Author : Joshua Ferris
language : it
Publisher: Neri Pozza Editore
Release Date : 2022-10-31T00:00:00+01:00
Ultima Chiamata Per Charlie Barnes written by Joshua Ferris and has been published by Neri Pozza Editore this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-31T00:00:00+01:00 with Fiction categories.
Charlie Barnes ha sessantotto anni, una relazione complicata con la verità, cinque matrimoni alle spalle, almeno tre figli ormai adulti, diverse idee per diventare ricco, una piú fallimentare dell’altra, e moltissime telefonate da fare. Perché, in quell’autunno del 2008, preludio della Grande Recessione, Charlie Barnes ha anche una certezza: una diagnosi di cancro al pancreas, con il suo triste annuncio di morte in arrivo «come la posta prioritaria», cosí in fretta da non avere il tempo di chiedere scusa o di regolare i conti. Come ogni essere umano, tuttavia, Charlie Barnes è un enigma senza soluzione. La speranza di una diagnosi errata convive in lui con l’inconfessabile scarica adrenalinica del sapersi al centro di una tragedia innegabile. Guardare in faccia la propria mortalità, essere guardati dagli altri nella propria mortalità, può rivelarsi una posizione privilegiata, fornire una prospettiva lunga per esaminare la strada compiuta e, magari, riportare vicino le persone che si sono allontanate. C’è forse qualcosa di meglio del momento in cui tutte le illusioni cadono, per interrogarsi sul senso della vita? Cosí, con l’aiuto del figlio scrittore, nelle cui parole si riflette come in uno specchio deformante, Charlie si trova a ripensarsi completamente e a chiedersi: cosa rende un uomo ciò che è? E in che modo il racconto che costruiamo di noi stessi si allinea con l’esistenza che realmente conduciamo? Con Ultima chiamata per Charlie Barnes, Joshua Ferris ritorna allo spirito del fortunato E poi siamo arrivati alla fine, riprendendone la prosa tesa e dinamica, la satira pungente e il cinismo scanzonato, in un romanzo che parla del dramma nascosto in ogni famiglia e fotografa, come nessun altro, lo stile di vita americano del XXI secolo, inchiodandolo senza scampo alle proprie, feroci, responsabilità. «Un perfetto romanzo americano che racconta di famiglia, amore e di un uomo rispettabile ma imperfetto, che tenta strenuamente di diventare migliore». Stephen King «Joshua Ferris è un vero scrittore, perché anche la sua scrittura racconta». Daria Bignardi, Vanity Fair «Folgorante... Ferris ha saputo combinare memoir e satira con estrema originalità, trascinando il lettore in un turbinio narrativo dalla prima all’ultima pagina». The New York Times «Una lettura magistrale che esplora luminosamente il rapporto tra finzione letteraria e realtà». NPR «La prosa di Ferris è originale, esuberante, e infine di una bellezza capace di dare i brividi». The New Yorker «Vi strapperà una bella risata e poi le lacrime: un Joshua Ferris al suo meglio». Esquire
Granite
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Author : Pat Mestern
language : en
Publisher: Dundurn
Release Date : 2008-09-02
Granite written by Pat Mestern and has been published by Dundurn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-02 with Fiction categories.
Lish MacPherson believes she is running from something - a job working for a corrupt firm that bilks seniors out of their estates. But she doesn’t realize that her arrival in the small town of Seven Springs may be a matter of destiny. Lish discovers that a new acquaintance - Noah - shares with her not only a common ancestry but also a common recurring dream about riding a stag to some unknown destination. Their dream is echoed by a legend that haunts the town and is retold to all comers by Lish’s new employer, Thalia Russo. With developers trying to take over land in Seven Springs, and Lish and Noah fighting to protect Thalia and her home, could it be more than a coincidence that the three were brought together at this critical time? Perhaps that is why all three can hear the distant yowling of a cat during the night.
The Hatterask Incident
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Author : John D. Randall
language : en
Publisher: John F. Blair, Publisher
Release Date : 1987
The Hatterask Incident written by John D. Randall and has been published by John F. Blair, Publisher this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Fiction categories.
Mummers In Mufti
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Author : Philip Curtiss
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1922
Mummers In Mufti written by Philip Curtiss and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1922 with categories.