Tigers in Red Weather
Autor Liza Klaussmannen Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 mai 2013
Martha's Vineyard, imediat după cel de-al Doilea Război Mondial: un decor definit de pontoane albite de soare, haine de tenis impecabile și petreceri cu gin la miezul nopții. Tiger House nu este doar reședința de vară a familiei, ci simbolul unei lumi care refuză să accepte că ordinea veche se destramă. Considerăm că alegerea acestui spațiu izolat și privilegiat este esențială pentru a sublinia contrastul dintre fațada strălucitoare a aristocrației americane și secretele corozive care se adună sub suprafață.
Suntem de părere că forța acestui roman rezidă în structura sa polifonică. Prin alternarea a cinci perspective, Liza Klaussmann ne permite să asistăm la prăbușirea graduală a iluziilor lui Nick și ale Helenei. Ceea ce începe ca o promisiune a „vieții reale” postbelice se transformă într-o cronică a distanțării: soți care se întorc de pe front schimbați iremediabil și alianțe care se dovedesc a fi bazate pe minciuni. Cei care au parcurs Summer of Secrets de Nikola Scott vor fi pregătiți pentru felul în care trecutul refuză să rămână îngropat, însă acolo unde Scott mizează pe emoție, Klaussmann introduce o notă de neliniște aproape noir, amintind de The Reserve de Russell Banks prin explorarea fină a barierelor sociale și a disfuncțiilor de familie.
În contextul operei sale, Tigers in Red Weather stabilește temele predilecte ale autoarei — nostalgia după un paradis pierdut și fragilitatea relațiilor umane — pe care le va rafina ulterior în Villa America sau This is Gonna End in Tears. Ritmul este unul contemplativ, lăsând cititorului răgazul să savureze eleganța frazei înainte de a introduce elementul de suspans care va schimba irevocabil destinul noii generații.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 144721207X
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 128 x 195 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Pan Macmillan
De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm această carte cititorilor care apreciază proza atmosferică și dramele de familie cu substrat psihologic. Este o lectură despre pierderea inocenței și despre efortul disperat de a menține aparențele într-o lume care se schimbă. Veți câștiga o perspectivă nuanțată asupra Americii de la mijlocul secolului XX, scrisă cu o precizie chirurgicală de o autoare care stăpânește perfect arta detaliului semnificativ.
Despre autor
Liza Klaussmann, descendentă directă a celebrului Herman Melville, și-a construit o carieră solidă în jurnalism, lucrând peste un deceniu pentru New York Times. Această rigoare documentară se reflectă în scriitura sa beletristică, unde acuratețea istorică întâlnește o sensibilitate literară aparte, cultivată la Barnard College și Royal Holloway. Experiența sa internațională, trăind în Paris și Londra, îi oferă o perspectivă detașată și pătrunzătoare asupra mitologiilor americane, transformând-o într-o voce distinctă a ficțiunii contemporane de limbă engleză.
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"[Klaussmann's]...sharp observations and lyrical prose make for a poignant read."—Sara Vilkomerson, Entertainment Weekly
"Shot through with glamour and the glint of family secrets, TIGERS IN RED WEATHER has you immediately in its clutches. Intensely evocative, it is by turns unbearably febrile and utterly chilling, and often both at once."—Megan Abbott, author of The End of Everything and Dare Me
"Exceedingly clever.... An elegant playbook on passive aggression, a study of the desires and resentments that burn away souls behind teeth-clenched smiles... Klaussmann is a master at unexpressed despair."—Ron Charles, The Washington Post
"TIGERS IN RED WEATHER has the irresistible, opiate undertow of a fine Southern gothic novel; it's best read in long, languid, effortless pulls."—Laura Miller, Salon
"A complex, ambitious, and dramatic novel about the rich at the beach."—Susan Cheever, Daily Beast
"With sultry prose and a sure hand for suspense, Liza Klaussmann expertly weaves a vivid tale of glamour and despair, fidelity and betrayal, secrets and abandon. TTIGERS IN RED WEATHER will have you furiously postponing all human interaction until its gripping finale."—Maria Semple, author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette
"Tennessee Williams knew it; so did Harper Lee. There's something about a story anchored in the summer months that makes deception a little juicier, desire a little sultrier, and murder just a little more wicked. Brimming with all three, Liza Klaussmann's skillfully constructed debut novel of family intrigue and restless secrets...arrives this summer as a riveting addition to the genre.... Klaussmann's full-bodied prose considers the shortcomings of intimacy and the pitfalls of searching for an overarching family truth-all with the seductive pull of a Gothic melodrama."—Antonina Jedrzejczak, Vogue
"Klaussmann's carefully crafted soap opera skillfully commingles mystery with melodrama, keeping readers guessing about what really happened until the end. While her characters' duplicitous behavior will elicit strong reactions, Ed's psychological progression is the most fascinating to watch. The shocking finale, seen through Ed's all-knowing eyes, scintillates as much as it satisfies."—Publishers Weekly Starred Review
"[Klaussmann's] cooked up a deft, nasty plot."—Helen Rogan, People Magazine
"Zings with insight.... Klaussmann boldly uses five points of view to reveal the quiet desperation, hidden mental illness and politely bared fangs in a generation adrift in privileged mid-century America.... An intellectual and highly entertaining novel that recalls such classic writers as Fitzgerald."—Rochelle O'Gorman, Cleveland Plain Dealer
"(A) smart, unsettling debut... Klaussmann's pitch-perfect portrait of the Derringer marriage gives the novel a strong emotional charge. Their complicated, painfully loving relationship and their mutual tenderness for fresh-faced Daisy ring true....stinging dialogue and sharp insights offer strong foundations on which this novice author can build."—Kirkus Reviews
"Gothic meets Martha's Vineyard in a thriller that captures a repressed generation and claustrophobic family relations.... Klaussmann has an eye for the small gesture that detonates an emotional bomb.... Throughout, [she] questions how to navigate a postwar world, and where women, specifically Nick and her aspirations, fit into it. She writes beautifully about this struggle.... A sharply drawn portrait of life among that ever-popular literary demographic: the beautiful and damned."—Alice Fishburn, The Financial Times
"A riveting, deeply moving tale of the unraveling of one family's mysteries."—Rory O'Connor, Examiner.com
"An astounding debut and undoubtedly one of the best books of the year."—Melanie Smith, Bookreporter.com
"A suspenseful story that is by turns a mystery, an examination of a marriage and an exploration of the possibly fatal consequences of self-deception."—Ilana Teitelbaum, Shelf Awareness
"A richly crafted story in which the setting is as much a character as those who inhabit it.... Klaussmann has created an exquisite and evocative story of family secrets that leaves the reader exhausted, exhilarated and, in tiger fashion, roaring for more."—Cynthia Wolfe Boynton, Bookpage
"Enthralling..."—O, The Oprah Magazine
"A sultry, pitch-perfect literary thriller..."—Emily Temple, Flavorpill
"A meditation on love, desire, and personal choices, this rich and compelling literary debut novel by a former New York Times journalist and the great-great-great-granddaughter of Herman Melville is sure to appeal to a variety of readers."—Bette-Lee Fox, Library Journal Starred Review
"With palpable tension and spot-on sensual detail, Liza Klaussmann shows us a family in the exacting wake of the Second World War. Marvelously plotted and deliciously sophisticated, this is a book I'll be raving about for a good long while!"—Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife
"Ms. Klaussmann's strongest suit is the cut-glass quality of her prose, which presents the characters' perceptions in bold contours while still suggesting their emotional fragility."—Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal
"[A] steamy epic..."—Dailycandy
"This novel is a page-turner in that you can't wait to see what happens next, yet you have to put it down from time to time to think about and savor what you've just read. It's written from the point of view of five characters, and at its center is a very unsettling mystery-it stays with you long after you've read it."—Gabriel Byrne, O: The Oprah Magazine