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Dieser Familienroman wurde gefeiert als der «wahrscheinlich beste amerikanische Roman» seit Franzens «Korrekturen». Die fesselnde Geschichte über Liebe, Zusammenhalt und Depression war unter anderem nominiert für den Pulitzer-Preis und den National Book Award. John und Margaret sind ein Paar mit glänzenden Aussichten. Doch als John während einer manisch-depressiven Episode in eine Londoner Klinik eingewiesen wird, steht die junge Amerikanerin ...

UNION ATLANTIC is a deeply involving novel of the modern world - a world in crisis, where individual humanity is pitted against the global marketplace, and we must decide what, in the end, we value most highly. 'An enthralling, lucid and superbly confident work of art that grips from the first page... This is a big novel and a masterful debut by a writer whose talent is equal to his project, and whose project could not be more timely.' Chris C...

Nine stories make up Haslett's first collection. They are set in Los Angeles, the Midwest, New England and England, but each summons its own distinctive world. The characters include a widower, a young couple, middle-aged siblings and an orphaned boy who finds solace in a classmate's violence.

Stellt euch vor, ich bin fort" wurde in der englischsprachigen Presse «atemraubend» genannt, «überwältigend und herzzerreißend», wurde als «Literatur höchsten Ranges» gefeiert und für den Pulitzer Preis, den National Book Award und den National Book Critics Circle Award nominiert. Ein moderner Familienroman in der Tradition einer welthaltigen und weltläufigen US-Literatur. Alles beginnt mit einem Unglück auf einer Landpartie in Maine. Nein, fr...

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From a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, a ferociously intimate story of a family facing the ultimate question: how far will we go to save the people we love the most? When Margaret's fiancée, John, is hospitalized for depression in 1960s London, she faces a choice: carry on with their plans despite what she now knows of his condition, or back away from the suffering it may bring her. She decides to marry him. Imagine Me Gone is...

The eagerly anticipated debut novel from the author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist "You Are Not a Stranger Here, Union Atlantic" is a deeply affecting portrait of the modern gilded age, the first decade of the 21st century.

Doug lives an apparently gilded existence. A Gulf war veteran turned banker at the vast investment bank UNION ATLANTIC, he is wealthy, handsome and powerful - the epitome of Wall Street success. Charlotte lives in self-imposed exile deep in rural Massachusetts, stubbornly refusing to engage with a country she feels to be morally bankrupt. When Doug decides to build himself a sprawling mansion adjacent to her home, her isolation is threatened a...

Ein Mann, ein manischer Pläneschmied, versucht, Zugang zu seinem entfremdeten Sohn zu finden. Eine Dame aus bester Familie, seit langem Insassin eines Pflegeheims, wird zur Ratgeberin eines liebeskranken Jungen. Ein ältliches Geschwisterpaar, vereint durch Jahrzehnte stiller Resignation, erwartet den Besuch eines Mannes, der vor langer Zeit beider Leben verändert hat. Adam Hasletts Geschichten erzählen von Verlust, Beschädigung und von Liebe. ...

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In these unforgettable stories, the acclaimed author of Imagine Me Gone explores lives that appear shuttered by loss and discovers entire worlds hidden inside them. The impact is at once harrowing and thrilling. An elderly inventor, burning with manic creativity, tries to reconcile with his estranged gay son. A bereaved boy draws a thuggish classmate into a relationship of escalating guilt and violence. A genteel middle-aged woman, a long-time...

From a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, a story of a family facing the ultimate question: How far will we go for those we love the most?When Margaret's fiance, John, is hospitalized for depression, she faces a choice: carry on with their plans, or back away from the suffering it may bring her. She decides to marry him. Imagine Me Gone is the unforgettable story of what unfolds from this act of love and faith. At the heart of it...

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Adam Haslett is the author of the short-story collection You Are Not a Stranger Here, a New York Times bestseller shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize and the US National Book Award, and the novel Union Atlantic, winner of the Lambda Literary Award. Hamish Hamilton published his latest novel, Imagine Me Gone. His books have been translated into eighteen languages and his writing has appeared in the New Yorker, Esquire, the Financial Times, and D...

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The eagerly anticipated debut novel from the author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist "You Are Not a Stranger Here, Union Atlantic" is a deeply affecting portrait of the modern gilded age, the first decade of the 21st century.

Akashic U.S. Presidents Series, Volume 1. National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize finalist Haslett tackles George Washington's "Rules of Civility, " which are printed in their entirety following Haslett's introductory essay.

Eine pensionierte Geschichtslehrerin, ein Investmentbanker und der junge, haltlose Nate - unweit von Boston, in einer Kleinstadt am See, treffen sie zum ersten Mal zusammen: drei Generationen, drei Menschen, die kaum unterschiedlicher sein könnten. Sie werden sich streiten, sich verlieben und fast ruinieren - und am Ende dieses Sommers eine noch viel weiter reichende Krise heraufdämmern sehen.Adam Haslett hat den großen Roman zur international...