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Set in a parallel yet all too familiar near past, a brilliant subversive novel from the New York Times bestselling author about a lifelong friendship threatened by the Culture Wars. In an alternative 2011, the Mental Parity movement takes hold. Americans now embrace the sacred, universal truth that there is no such thing as variable human intelligence. Because everyone is equally smart, discrimination against purportedly dumb people is 'the la...

Set in a parallel yet all too familiar near past, a brilliant subversive novel from the New York Times bestselling author about a lifelong friendship threatened by the Culture Wars. In an alternative 2011, the Mental Parity movement takes hold. Americans now embrace the sacred, universal truth that there is no such thing as variable human intelligence. Because everyone is equally smart, discrimination against purportedly dumb people is 'the la...

Von der Anomalie namens Leben Bei einem verhängnisvollen Sherry beschließen Cyril und Kay Wilkinson, mit 80 Jahren freiwillig aus dem Leben zu scheiden. Krankheit, Siechtum und Leid: Die beiden wissen, danach geht es bergab. Doch was, wenn einer von ihnen den letzten Akt nicht über sich bringt? Wenn sie die neue Freiheit des Alters so sehr genießen, dass ihr Plan aus dem Blick gerät? Oder sich der Tod am Ende ganz überwinden lässt - was tun...

Set in a parallel yet all too familiar near past, a brilliant subversive novel about a lifelong friendship threatened by culture wars, from the New York Times bestselling author.In an alternative 2011, the Mental Parity movement takes hold. Americans now embrace the sacred, universal truth that there is no such thing as variable human intelligence. Because everyone is equally smart, discrimination against purportedly dumb people is "the last g...

Set in a parallel yet all too familiar near past, a brilliant subversive novel about a lifelong friendship threatened by culture wars, from the New York Times bestselling author.In an alternative 2011, the Mental Parity movement takes hold. Americans now embrace the sacred, universal truth that there is no such thing as variable human intelligence. Because everyone is equally smart, discrimination against purportedly dumb people is "the last g...

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»Shriver scheint uns immer ein paar Schritte voraus zu sein. Sie ist die Kassandra der amerikanischen Literatur.« New York Times Book Review »Ich habe beschlossen, einen Marathon zu laufen«, verkündet Remington Alabaster, noch bevor er auch nur ein einziges Mal joggen war. Seine Frau Serenata dagegen hat fast alle Sportarten dieser Welt ausprobiert, bis eine Arthrose in den Knien sie zur Untätigkeit verdammte. Bleiben ihrem Mann nur deswe...

Set in a parallel yet all too familiar near past, a brilliant subversive novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author about a lifelong friendship threatened by the Culture Wars

Set in a parallel yet all too familiar near past, a brilliant subversive novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author about a lifelong friendship threatened by the Culture Wars

The first essay collection from one of the most acclaimed writers of our time. 'Testament to the fierce intelligence of a writer who wants us to think more, probe more, challenge more - and who also makes it fun' SUNDAY TIMES

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A striking collection of essays from the prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Should We Stay or Should We Go, So Much for That, and The Post-Birthday World.Novelist, cultural observer, and social satirist Lionel Shriver is among the sharpest talents of our age. A writer who embraces ?under-expressed, unpopular or downright dangerous? points of view, she filets cherished shibboleths and the conformity of thought and attitude that...

A reissue from the "New York Times" bestselling author, Lionel Shriver. "Double Fault" has received glowing reviews: 'A brilliant tale of doomed love' "Observer

»Shriver scheint uns immer ein paar Schritte voraus zu sein. Sie ist die Kassandra der amerikanischen Literatur.« New York Times Book Review »Ich habe beschlossen, einen Marathon zu laufen«, verkündet Remington Alabaster, noch bevor er auch nur ein einziges Mal joggen war. Seine Frau Serenata dagegen hat fast alle Sportarten dieser Welt ausprobiert, bis eine Arthrose in den Knien sie zur Untätigkeit verdammte. Bleiben ihrem Mann nur deswe...

Was, wenn die alten Freunde nicht zur neuen Partnerin passen? Weston liebt Paige, doch als es ans Heiraten geht, verlangt sie von ihm ein Opfer. Er soll sich von seiner langjährigen Freundin - und Ex-Flamme - Jillian lossagen, die Paige schon immer etwas zu einnehmend, zu schillernd, kurz: zu gefährlich fand. Weston setzt sich zur Wehr. Aber beweist das nicht, dass Paige mit ihrer Forderung ins Schwarze trifft? Lionel Shrivers entwaffnende...

When her father dies, Kay Wilkinson can't cry. Over ten years, Alzheimer's had steadily eroded this erudite man into a paranoid lunatic. Surely one's own father passing should never come as such a relief.Both medical professionals, Kay and her husband Cyril have seen too many elderly patients in similar states of decay. Although healthy and vital in their early fifties, the couple fears what may lie ahead. Determined to die with dignity, Cyril...

A masterful collection from one of the most acclaimed writers of our time.

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