Puttering About in a Small Land
Autor Philip K. Dicken Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 mar 2026
When Roger and Virginia Lindhal enrol their son Gregg in Mrs Alt's Los Padres Valley School in the mountains of Southern California, their marriage is already in deep trouble. Then the Lindhals meet Chic and Liz Bonner, whose two sons also board at Mrs Alt's school.
The meeting is a catalyst for a complicated series of emotions and traumas, set against the backdrop of suburban Los Angeles in the early 1950s. As Roger, Virginia, Chic and Liz orbit each other in ever-decaying circles, their lives threaten to run out of control.
This is a realistic novel filled with details of everyday life and skilfully told from three points of view. It is powerful, eloquent, and gripping.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781399638173
ISBN-10: 1399638173
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 mm
Editura: Orion Publishing Group
Colecția Gollancz
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1399638173
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 mm
Editura: Orion Publishing Group
Colecția Gollancz
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Recenzii
A kind of pulp-fiction Kafka. A prophet
Dick sees all the sparkling - and terrifying - possibilities that other authors shy away from
Dick was one of the genuine visionaries that North American fiction has produced in this century
The fascination of the novel lies in spotting the themes that Dick would later develop and make his own: the malleability of perceived reality, the imposition of the fake on the real and the struggle between good and evil
Subtle, excellent, memorable
Most perceptive about the relationships between men and women ... Dick crafts the story with such skill that, though the conclusion has the inevitability of a Greek tragedy, it is fresh and unpredictable
"The fascination of the novel lies in spotting the themes that Dick would later develop and make his own: the malleability of perceived reality, the imposition of the fake on the real and the struggle between good and evil. The Cosmic Puppets may be a minor work, but is nevertheless interesting."
Dick sees all the sparkling - and terrifying - possibilities that other authors shy away from
Dick was one of the genuine visionaries that North American fiction has produced in this century
The fascination of the novel lies in spotting the themes that Dick would later develop and make his own: the malleability of perceived reality, the imposition of the fake on the real and the struggle between good and evil
Subtle, excellent, memorable
Most perceptive about the relationships between men and women ... Dick crafts the story with such skill that, though the conclusion has the inevitability of a Greek tragedy, it is fresh and unpredictable
"The fascination of the novel lies in spotting the themes that Dick would later develop and make his own: the malleability of perceived reality, the imposition of the fake on the real and the struggle between good and evil. The Cosmic Puppets may be a minor work, but is nevertheless interesting."