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Rules of Civility: The stunning debut by the million-copy bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow de Amor Towles

Rules of Civility: The stunning debut by the million-copy bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow

Autor Amor Towles
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 ian 2012

Remarcăm în „Rules of Civility” o explorare melancolică a modului în care hazardul și o singură alegere impulsivă pot rescrie întreaga traiectorie a unei vieți. Miza nu este doar ascensiunea socială a tinerei Katey Kontent, ci păstrarea integrității într-o lume a aparențelor șlefuite. Într-un New York aflat la amurgul Marii Depresiuni, personajele lui Amor Towles caută nu doar succesul, ci o formă de civilitate care să le mascheze vulnerabilitățile și regretele. Apreciem finețea cu care autorul construiește atmosfera anului 1938, de la fumul barurilor de jazz din Greenwich Village până la birourile rafinate de la Condé Nast, transformând orașul într-un personaj colectiv care pulsează de ambiție și deziluzie. Ritmul narativ, deși așezat și contemplativ, amintește de eleganța tăioasă a scriiturii lui Edith Wharton în The Age of Innocence, dar structura lui Towles este mai modernă, infuzată cu un spirit ludic și o ironie subtilă care amintește de eroina lui Katharine Hepburn. Dacă în A Gentleman in Moscow autorul izola un aristocrat într-un hotel rusesc pentru a observa trecerea istoriei, aici el aruncă o tânără pragmatică direct în vâltoarea socială, demonstrând aceeași fascinație pentru personaje care își păstrează demnitatea în circumstanțe impuse. Este un debut care anunță temele recurente ale operei sale: importanța manierelor, greutatea alegerilor morale și modul în care clasa socială modelează, dar nu definește complet, caracterul uman.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781444708875
ISBN-10: 1444708872
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Editura: Hodder & Stoughton
Colecția Sceptre
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte cititorilor care apreciază ficțiunea istorică scrisă cu o eleganță clasică. Este o lectură despre maturizare, noroc și consecințele pe termen lung ale deciziilor de tinerețe. Veți câștiga o perspectivă fascinantă asupra New York-ului interbelic, printr-o poveste care combină inteligența sclipitoare a dialogurilor cu o profunzime emoțională rară, ideală pentru fanii literaturii de tip Fitzgerald sau Wharton.

Despre autor

Amor Towles s-a născut și a crescut în Boston, Massachusetts, fiind absolvent al universităților Yale și Stanford. Înainte de a se dedica complet scrisului, a activat peste două decenii ca profesionist în domeniul investițiilor, experiență care îi conferă o perspectivă unică asupra mecanismelor financiare și sociale descrise în cărțile sale. Succesul său internațional a fost consolidat de romanele A Gentleman in Moscow și The Lincoln Highway, lucrările sale fiind traduse în peste treizeci de limbi. Stilul său se distinge prin rigoare istorică și o atenție deosebită acordată structurii narative, Towles fiind astăzi unul dintre cei mai apreciați scriitori contemporani de beletristică.

Descriere

For fans of Fitzgerald and Capote, this is a witty, elegant fairytale of New York, set in 1938, which has received rave reviews. 'Achingly stylish...witty, slick production, replete with dark intrigue, period details and a suitably Katharine Hepburn-like heroine' "Guardian". 'Terrific. A smart, witty, charming dry-martini of a novel' David Nicholls, author of "One Day".

Recenzii

Achingly stylish . . . [a] witty, slick production, replete with dark intrigue, period details, and a suitably Katharine Hepburn-like heroine
Terrific. A smart, witty, charming dry martini of a novel
Gripping and beautiful
This is a flesh-and-blood tale you believe in, with fabulous period detail. It's all too rare to find a fun, glamorous, semi-literary tale to get lost in . . . While you're lost in the whirl of silk stockings, fur and hip flasks, all you care about is what Katey Kontent does next
Irresistible . . . A cross between Dorothy Parker and Holly Golightly, Katey Kontent is a priceless narrator in her own right - the brains of a bluestocking with the legs of a flapper and the mores of Carrie Bradshaw
Jazz-age New York is the setting for martinis and girls on the make in Rules of Civility by Amor Towles. As glamorous as it is gut-wrenching, this is [a] must-read
Rules is more of an homage to an era, a ballsy treat of a novel with a pinch of mystery and oh so many neat one-liners
Impossibly glamorous . . . Towles conjures up vintage New York so marvellously that it made me feel nostalgic for a place I've never been to
Set against a soundtrack of clinking glasses and saxophones, the book is a love letter to the city and the era, so confidently written it instantly plunges you into Thirties New York. Towles creates a narrative that sparkles with sentences so beautiful you'll stop and re-read them. A delicious and memorable novel that will leave you wistful - and desperate for a martini
Amor Towles' stylish, elegant and deliberately anachronistic debut novel transports readers back to Manhattan in 1938 . . . Filled with snappy dialogue, sharp observations and an array of terrifically drawn characters . . . Glittering
A fizzy, finely observed tale . . . It's also a loving evocation of the chance social alchemy of Village jazz joints, Wall Street coffee shops, Midtown Champagne palaces, and Lower East Side former speakeasies
It's the Depression, and a gal Friday with a mouth like Dorothy Parker's is dallying with the smart set . . . turns out she's not the only climber. A joyride through the ups and downs of 1930s high society
If the unthinkable happened and I could never read another new work of fiction . . . I'd simply re-read this sparkling, stylish book, with yet another round of martinis as dry as the author's wit
Who doesn't want to be transported to Thirties Manhattan?
Rattles along at the pace of a riotous night out in the book's vividly evoked Manhattan. It is atmospheric, satisfying Great Gatsby-lite complete with fish-out-of-water first-person narration, country house parties and a fabulously wealthy male protagonist who is not all that he seems
Elegance and hardship drip off the page
This book feels special . . . Towles was born to write
Even the most jaded New Yorker can see the beauty in Amor Towles' Rules of Civility, the antiqued portrait of an unlikely jet set making the most of Manhattan
Impressive . . . the great strength of Rules of Civility is in the sharp, sure-handed evocation of Manhattan in the late '30s
Put on some Billie Holiday, pour a dry martini and immerse yourself in the eventful life of Katey Kontent
Smashing . . . remarkable for its strong narrative, original characters, and a voice influenced by Fitzgerald and Capote, but clearly true to itself
The best novels are the ones that completely transport you to another time and place. This beautifully written debut does just that. With wit, wisdom, and rich language, Towles introduces a cast of unforgettable 1938 New Yorkers, who change the book's heroine in surprising and absorbing ways
Impossibly glamorous ... Towles conjures up vintage New York so marvellously that it made me feel nostalgic for a place I've never been to. -- The Times 'Achingly stylish...witty, slick production, replete with dark intrigue, period details, and a suitably Katharine Hepburn-like heroine' -- Guardian The summer's must-read: gripping and beautiful -- Sunday Times 'Terrific. A smart, witty, charming dry-martini of a novel' -- David Nicholls, author of One Day 'This is a flesh-and-blood tale you believe in, with fabulous period detail. It's all too rare to find a fun, glamorous, semi-literary tale to get lost in... While you're lost in the whirl of silk stockings, fur and hip flasks, all you care about is what Katey Kontent does next' -- Viv Groskop, Observer 'Irresistible... A cross between Dorothy Parker and Holly Golightly, Katey Kontent is a priceless narrator in her own right - the brains of a bluestocking with the legs of a flapper and the mores of Carrie Bradshaw' -- Elena Seymenliyska, Telegraph 'Because who doesn't want to be transported to Thirties Manhattan?' -- Lucy Mangan 'Jazz-age New York is the setting for martinis and girls on the make in Rules of Civility by Amor Towles. As glamorous as it is gut-wrenching, this is the summer's must-read' -- ELLE ...my book of the year. If the unthinkable happened and I could never read another new work of fiction in 2011, I'd simply re-read this sparkling, stylish book, with yet another round of martinis as dry as the author's wit -- Jackie McGlone, Herald 'Set against a soundtrack of clinking glasses and saxophones, the book is a love letter to the city and the era, so confidently written it instantly plunges you into Thirties New York. Towles creates a narrative that sparkles with sentences so beautiful you'll stop and re-read them. A delicious and memorable novel that will leave you wistful - and desperate for a martini' -- Stylist This book feels special...Towles was born to write -- Sun Herald 'Even the most jaded New Yorker can see the beauty in Amor Towles' RULES OF CIVILITY the antiqued portrait of an unlikely jet set making the most of Manhattan.' -- San Francisco Chronicle Rattles along at the pace of a riotous night out in the book's vividly evoked Manhattan. It is atmospheric, satisfying Great Gatsby-lite complete, with fish-out-of-water first-person narration, country house parties and a fabulously wealthy male protagonist who is not all that he seems. -- Ben Hoyle, The Times Impossibly glamorous, RULES OF CIVILITY takes in 1930s New York with a dry martini and a side order of sharp-tongued wit. with vintage period detail verging on the nostalgic, it's a stylish tale of ambitious, wisecracking gals on the make in Manhattan...With love at its heart (love lost, regained, betrayed and shared), this book is so much more than the sum of its parts as it takes in ambition, manner and the American Dream along the way. Where it excels is not letting the style become its only substance...Rules of Civility has the feel of a classic, one that's as rich in story as in nostalgia and love for New York...With crackling prose, a compelling story and a beautiful way with words, this clever and sassy book is not only dull of charm, it's shockingly good fun too. -- Fiction Uncovered

Notă biografică

Amor Towles has written fiction which has appeared in The Paris Review. He lives in New York.

www.amortowles.com
www.facebook.com/AmorTowles