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È la vita, la protagonista di questo libro, è la condizione umana ad affascinare Stuart Nadler: i piaceri e i tormenti della famiglia, dell’amore, del sesso, del denaro, del lavoro, della religione. Nadler sa che non esistono persone «normali» e le sue storie brulicano di padri, madri, figli, figlie, fratelli, sorelle, amanti, tutte anime complicate mosse da desideri confusi.Stuart Nadler possiede il talento dei grandi scrittori della tradizione ebraica e come i suoi maestri – Saul Bellow, Isaac B. Singer, Bernard Malamud, Nathan Englander – sa mescolare senza sforzo pathos e comicità, costringendo il lettore a ridere e a piangere nello spazio di poche righe.
- ISBN: 883397104X
- Casa Editrice: Bollati Boringhieri
- Pagine: 235
- Data di uscita: 27-10-2011
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As far as the standard of writing was concerned, and in terms of how astutely described the individual small thoughts and relationships between people are, this was very impressive. For the first half of the book, I was very much enjoying this collection of short stories I'd picked up cheaply on a w Leggi tutto
A collection of seven short stories involving characters who are all involved in the midst of conflict involving faith, family, grief, love, temptation, and redemption. Stuart Nadler's writing is uniquely driving and intensely captivating. I had a difficult time putting the book down and if not for o Leggi tutto
Per me, un ritorno ben più che meritevole agli amanti racconti. La scrittura è piacevole, il tono malinconico ma non stucchevole, le storie sono piccole gemme di normalità.
The Book of Life by Stuart Nadler is a collection of short stories about Jewish people on the East Coast and involving, love, hate, grief and non-grief, infidelity, loneliness, alcoholism and jealousy. I usually don’t read short stories for the reason that I get so attached to the characters and ge Leggi tutto
I was fortunate to have received a copy of Stuart Nadler's Book Of Life through Goodreads-Thank-you. I must say that it took me awhile to get to read it but I wasn't diappointed when I did. It's a great read and a wonderful collection of stories.Nadler has a gift of getting to the heart of his chara Leggi tutto
I'm admittedly a little disappointed. These stories almost never elevated themselves above the one-sentence descriptions on the back cover. And when it comes to Jewish content this is the type of writing that I'm worried that I'd reproduce if I didn't do a lot of research first--basically it was pie Leggi tutto
This collection of stories about family, love, and all of its complications is one of the best books I've read in a long time. Each story reads so easily as you're instantly drawn into the lives of each person. Stuart Nadler's writing is addicting. I can't wait until he comes out with another book!
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