Leseprobe
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Carry Me Down
M. J. Hyland
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Belletristik / Gegenwartsliteratur (ab 1945)
Beschreibung
This Man Booker Prize finalist is "e;a fast-paced psychological drama . . . of the pain of lost innocence and the price of pursuing the truth"e; (People). John Egan is a misfit-"e;a twelve year old in the body of a grown man with the voice of a giant"e;-who diligently keeps a "e;log of lies."e; John's been able to detect lies for as long as he can remember, it's a source of power but also great consternation for a boy so young. With an obsession for the Guinness Book of Records, a keenly inquisitive mind, and a kind of faith, John remains hopeful despite the unfavorable cards life deals him.This is one year in a boy's life. On the cusp of adolescence-from his changing voice and body, through to his parents' difficult travails and the near collapse of his sanity-John is like a tuning fork sensitive to the vibrations within himself and the trouble that this creates for him and his family.Carry Me Down is "e;a spare, piercing testimony to the bewilderment and resiliency of youth"e; (Publishers Weekly, starred review)."e;Writing of the highest order."e;-J.M. Coetzee"e;Surreal, heartbreaking . . . John Egan [is] a character the reader is privileged to meet. Hyland's skill is commendable. Carry Me Down, in all its grossness and granular beauty, is a remarkable book."e;-San Francisco Chronicle"e;In taut, simple prose, Hyland meticulously captures the specific pains of growing up poor and lonely in Ireland and deftly anatomizes her judgmental protagonist's odd mixture of . . . little boy and grown lad."e;-Entertainment Weekly
