A Young Man's Guide to Late Capitalism
Autor Peter Mountforden Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 apr 2011
Vezi toate premiile Carte premiată
Washington State Book Award (2012)
On
his
first
assignment
for
a
rapacious
hedge
fund,
Gabriel
embarks
to
Bolivia
at
the
end
of
2005
to
ferret
out
insider
information
about
the
plans
of
the
controversial
president-elect.
If
Gabriel
succeeds,
he
will
get
a
bonus
that
would
make
him
secure
for
life.
Standing
in
his
way
are
his
headstrong
mother,
herself
a
survivor
of
Pinochet’s
Chile,
and
Gabriel’s
new
love
interest,
the
president’s
passionate
press
liaison.
Caught
in
a
growing
web
of
lies
and
questioning
his
own
role
in
profiting
from
an
impoverished
people,
Gabriel
sets
in
motion
a
terrifying
plan
that
could
cost
him
the
love
of
all
those
he
holds
dear.In
the
tradition
of
Martin
Amis,
Joshua
Ferris,
and
Sam
Lipsyte—set
against
the
stunning
mountainous
backdrop
of
La
Paz
and
interspersed
with
Bolivia’s
sad
history
of
stubborn
survival—Peter
Mountford
examines
the
critical
choices
a
young
man
makes
as
his
world
closes
in
on
him.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780547473352
ISBN-10: 0547473354
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 135 x 21 x 203 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Colecția Mariner Books
Locul publicării:United States
ISBN-10: 0547473354
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 135 x 21 x 203 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Colecția Mariner Books
Locul publicării:United States
Recenzii
"The
Bolivian setting is
colorful
and
engaging,
as
are
the
financial
maneuverings."
-Publishers Weekly
"[T]he novel holds the reader's interest to the end... [Mountford's] affectionate portrayal of Bolivia is probably the book's strongest point."
-Library Journal
"This is a solid read that is both adventurous and thought-provoking on the themes of racial identity, South Americans, politics, and wealth."
-Booklist
“A Young Man’s Guide to Late Capitalismis, quite simply, one of the most compelling and thought-provoking novels I’ve read in years. It’s extraordinarily vivid, populated by characters whose fates I cared about desperately, beautifully written, timely beyond measure, but above all it conveys -- with impressive precision and nuance—how we are vectors on the grid of global capital; how difficult it is to even attempt to be an authentic, let alone admirable, human being when we are, first and last, cash flow.”
— David Shields, author ofReality Hunger: A Manifesto
"A Young Man’s Guide to Late Capitalismis a terrific debut novel—smart, moving, beautifully written. Peter Mountford's parable of the voracious global economy reminded me of Graham Greene'sThe Quiet Americanin its clear-eyed depiction of the realpolitik of our age."
— Jess Walters, author ofThe Financial Lives of the Poets
"A Young Man's Guide to Late Capitalismis a brilliant debut novel, one that is generous in giving readers an original cast of vividly-drawn and unforgettable characters, learned in its knowledge of the interwoven worlds of finance and politics, sexy, and thoroughly cosmopolitan. Peter Mountford is easily one of the most gifted and skillful young writers, already accomplished, I have had the pleasure of reading in many years."
— Charles Johnson, author ofMiddle PassageandDreamer
“In his debut novel,A Young Man's Guide to Late Capitalism, Peter Mountford has something important to say about the ambiguous moral ground where the personal meets the political. He has experience and sophistication beyond his years and is well-positioned to mine this vein. This novel is worth your time and attention.”
— David Guterson, author ofSnow Falling on Cedars
"Peter Mountford, in his amazing debut as a novelist, has updated the gilded myth of Wall Street swashbucklers in expensive suits and spun it out into the world in a hellbent tale, dramatizing the contorted rationalizations practiced by the financial elite to justify their self-delusion. Forget fame, respect, making the world a better place. Transcend the craving for money by acquiring a truckload of it. Buddha as a hedge fund operator, reallocating soullessness throughout the system."
— Bob Shacochis, author ofSwimming in the VolcanoandThe Next New World
"Peter Mountford'sA Young Man's Guide to Late Capitalismis a sharp, funny and terrifying novel— in a world so much like our own (part of the terror: it may, in fact, be our world), Gabriel's actions and the reactions of those around him caused me to wonder, again and again: how do I wish to live in this world, and what latitude might I find?"
— Peter Rock, author ofMy Abandonment
-Publishers Weekly
"[T]he novel holds the reader's interest to the end... [Mountford's] affectionate portrayal of Bolivia is probably the book's strongest point."
-Library Journal
"This is a solid read that is both adventurous and thought-provoking on the themes of racial identity, South Americans, politics, and wealth."
-Booklist
“A Young Man’s Guide to Late Capitalismis, quite simply, one of the most compelling and thought-provoking novels I’ve read in years. It’s extraordinarily vivid, populated by characters whose fates I cared about desperately, beautifully written, timely beyond measure, but above all it conveys -- with impressive precision and nuance—how we are vectors on the grid of global capital; how difficult it is to even attempt to be an authentic, let alone admirable, human being when we are, first and last, cash flow.”
— David Shields, author ofReality Hunger: A Manifesto
"A Young Man’s Guide to Late Capitalismis a terrific debut novel—smart, moving, beautifully written. Peter Mountford's parable of the voracious global economy reminded me of Graham Greene'sThe Quiet Americanin its clear-eyed depiction of the realpolitik of our age."
— Jess Walters, author ofThe Financial Lives of the Poets
"A Young Man's Guide to Late Capitalismis a brilliant debut novel, one that is generous in giving readers an original cast of vividly-drawn and unforgettable characters, learned in its knowledge of the interwoven worlds of finance and politics, sexy, and thoroughly cosmopolitan. Peter Mountford is easily one of the most gifted and skillful young writers, already accomplished, I have had the pleasure of reading in many years."
— Charles Johnson, author ofMiddle PassageandDreamer
“In his debut novel,A Young Man's Guide to Late Capitalism, Peter Mountford has something important to say about the ambiguous moral ground where the personal meets the political. He has experience and sophistication beyond his years and is well-positioned to mine this vein. This novel is worth your time and attention.”
— David Guterson, author ofSnow Falling on Cedars
"Peter Mountford, in his amazing debut as a novelist, has updated the gilded myth of Wall Street swashbucklers in expensive suits and spun it out into the world in a hellbent tale, dramatizing the contorted rationalizations practiced by the financial elite to justify their self-delusion. Forget fame, respect, making the world a better place. Transcend the craving for money by acquiring a truckload of it. Buddha as a hedge fund operator, reallocating soullessness throughout the system."
— Bob Shacochis, author ofSwimming in the VolcanoandThe Next New World
"Peter Mountford'sA Young Man's Guide to Late Capitalismis a sharp, funny and terrifying novel— in a world so much like our own (part of the terror: it may, in fact, be our world), Gabriel's actions and the reactions of those around him caused me to wonder, again and again: how do I wish to live in this world, and what latitude might I find?"
— Peter Rock, author ofMy Abandonment
Premii
- Washington State Book Award Winner, 2012