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Sinossi
Montana, estate 1976. Duane Oshun si ritrova bloccato in una cittadina remota e di recente afflitta da una serie di eventi bizzarri e allarmanti. Accetta un lavoro come taglialegna e si costruisce una baita lungo una stradina isolata. Il suo dirimpettaio è Ted Kaczynski, un eremita. I due uomini legano grazie alla comune fascinazione per la splendida foresta che circonda la valle, un luogo minacciato dallo sviluppo della società, come Kaczynski evidenzia con rancore. Il suo malcontento culminerà in un gesto eclatante che metterà a rischio le vite di tutti gli abitanti del luogo. Old King espone le contraddizioni che hanno accompagnato la nascita dei moderni movimenti ambientalisti e indaga il dominio sempre più totalitario della tecnologia nell'America di oggi. Accompagnandoci in un viaggio lungo vent'anni, Loskutoff si conferma una delle voci più entusiasmanti nella narrazione dell'Ovest americano, un autore - come lo definisce Nickolas Butler - «dotato di un'audacia inscalfibile, di incantevole grazia e di un cuore coraggioso».
- ISBN: 1281423165
- Casa Editrice: Edizioni Black Coffee
- Pagine: 280
- Data di uscita: 27-11-2024
Recensioni
Sometimes I like to go hunting for a diamond in the rough of contemporary fiction. I wasn't familiar with Maxim Loskutoff, but a thoughtful blurb from Philip Meyer on the back of the book caught my attention. I decided to read it before I forgot about it. I liked it. The multi-perspective constructi Leggi tutto
2.5/3 (barely) I don't know how I finished this book, but I did, so that has to count for something. At the beginning I wasn't sure. The writing was awful - I suspect there are a number of AI generated sentences. It read like high school creative writing project. The writing settled in some, but the Leggi tutto
I love reading fiction books that are based on true events so when I read the description for Old King, I was immediately interested. Old King is centered around the decades long crimes of Ted Kaczynski as the Unabomber, however this novel is so much more than that. It was a slow burn character driv Leggi tutto
This book reminded me, through no fault of its own, why I sometimes struggle with historical fiction. Loskutoff knows Montana—and he wants to make gosh-darn sure you know that he knows Montana. The book feels researched, in a way that I don’t necessarily want novels to feel. I don’t exactly know how Leggi tutto
This was one of my favorite books of the year so far. It’s a novel that includes the unabomber as one of the main characters - very similar to a movie that opens with “based off of a true story.” I was surprised to find out how little I knew about Ted Kaczynski. For instance he went to Harvard when Leggi tutto
One of most unique books I have ever read. The author is so descriptive that when he is talking about how cold it is in the book..I felt cold. Historical fiction and a strong appreciation of nature makes this a 5plus!
Read it in two days, on a rec from my dad. I knew nothing about it going in, other than my dad and I both like Montana, and it was a great surprise. I thought the writing was excellent, thoughtful, and kept me engaged. I learned a lot, a great work of fiction based on true events.
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