Quattro giorni all'Hotel Majestic
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Tradotto da: Simona Garavelli
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Dinah vive da sempre a Scarborough, intrappolata in una vita scialba con il marito e il figlio inconcludenti, con l’unico sfogo delle serate passate allo Spring Gardens, dove si perde nella musica dei suoi tempi migliori.
Nel frattempo, a Chicago, Earlon 'Bucky' Bronco, ex cantante, non ha ancora superato la perdita dell’amata moglie. Ormai la sua unica speranza è quella di arrivare a fine mese, in decente salute. E quando giunge un inatteso invito per esibirsi in un luogo di cui non ha mai sentito parlare, lo accetta: del resto, non ha nulla da perdere. Attraversato l’oceano, Bucky si ritrova nella piovosa Scarborough, dove, incredibilmente, tutti sembrano conoscerlo, e si prepara a suonare davanti a un pubblico per la prima volta dopo quasi cinquant’anni. Nel corso di un fine settimana, Bucky e Dinah costruiscono un’imprevista amicizia che li mette per la prima volta davanti al proprio passato e a quanto ciascuno di loro ha perduto, sperimentando una solitudine e un dolore esistenziale che li hanno trattenuti dal vivere davvero.
Saggio, divertente e pieno di intuizioni profonde, Quattro giorni all’Hotel Majestic è un romanzo indimenticabile sul potere della connessione tra persone simili, e sui modi in cui la musica e l’amicizia ci restituiscono a noi stessi.
Dopo All’orizzonte, Benjamin Myers si conferma tra gli autori più eclettici e originali della scena letteraria inglese, regalandoci una riflessione sulle seconde possibilità a disposizione di chi sa aprirsi al potere salvifico dell’arte.
- ISBN: 8833943798
- Casa Editrice: Bollati Boringhieri
- Pagine: 220
- Data di uscita: 15-04-2025
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God help me but I love Ben Myers work. If you read all his novels one after another you'll be utterly puzzled about what genre the man works in. Thankfully it's most of them. On finishing Rare Singles he said it was nothing like his last book (Cuddy) and won't be anything like his next. I can't wait Leggi tutto
DNF at 66%. This is a gentle character driven observational story about an American soul singer, Earlon “Bucky” Bronco, who has had no fame at home in Chicago, but gets invited to a “Weekender” Northern Soul event Scarborough in England - due to a level of fame and adulation in the UK that he was pre Leggi tutto
Without any doubt, Rare Singles is one of the best reads of 2024😊 Earlon " Bucky" Bronco is a soul singer; in 1968 he recorded two /three songs that never saw the light of day of success in America but went onto become Northern Soul classics and hots in Europe. Jump ahead half a century and Bucky is i Leggi tutto
4.5 Trying this new Myers novel was a last attempt to see if his writing will grow on me. Rare Singles has at its centre Bucky Bronco, a seventy-year-old Chicago man, recently widowed, down on his luck, barely making it through the day. He was invited to Scarborough, United Kingdom, to sing songs he h Leggi tutto
I love Northern Soul and I love Ben Myers. How could this fail? It couldn’t and it didn’t. A really enjoyable novel about the power of music, second chances, grief, loss, and redemption. Absolutely wonderful. It might also make you want to visit Scarborough and go sea swimming. 5/5 Dinah has always li Leggi tutto
Earlon “Bucky” Bronco has held a variety of low paid unskilled jobs during his lifetime to make ends meet. The only thing that’s kept him going is the love of his wife Maybelle. Now in his mid 70s, Bucky is mourning Maybelle who had died of cancer a year ago. Back in the 1960s, Bucky cut four soul s Leggi tutto
Spoilers So very lovely. Dinah and Bucky were the people I most deserving of a happy ending that I've met in a while. But, goodness did I worry that wasn't going to happen. Wheres the rehearsal guys? I was stressed! Realistic on the way life turns out, but heartwarming too.... I'm left with a smile on my Leggi tutto
Fantastic characterisation as always and a beautiful ending with a nod to The Offing. How I love the versatility of Myers’ work. Recommend this one for fans of David Nicholls.
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