Name: The Parade
SKU: 52408380
Price: 535.00 TWD
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Author: Dave Eggers
ISBN: 9780241986271

Type

Physical Book

Author

Dave Eggers

Publisher

Penguin

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

320

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780241986271

Edition No.

The Parade

Dave Eggers (Author) · Penguin · Paperback

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Synopsis "The Parade "

From the bestselling author of The Monk of Mokha andThe Circle comes a taut, suspenseful story of two foreigners' role in a nation's fragile peace.'Tightly written, carefully designed to wrong-foot preconceptions, and astute... An intensely gripping story' Evening Standard'Certainly his best book since What is the What, The Parade may well be the sound of a major writer finding his mature voice' SpectatorAn unnamed country is leaving the darkness of a decade at war, and to commemorate the armistice the government commissions a new road connecting two halves of the state. Two men, foreign contractors from the same company, are sent to finish the highway. While one is flighty and adventurous, wanting to experience the nightlife and people, the other wants only to do the work and go home. But both men must eventually face the absurdities of their positions, and the dire consequences of their presence. With echoes of J. M. Coetzee and Graham Greene, this timeless novel questions whether we can ever understand another nation's war, and what role we have in forging anyone's peace.

Dave Eggers

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Dave Eggers (Boston, 1970) es un escritor, editor y editor estadounidense. Es autor de numerosas obras, entre ellas Una historia conmovedora, asombrosa y genial, Qué es el qué, Un holograma para el rey, El círculo y El ojo y lo imposible, novela por la que recibió la Medalla Newbery en 2024.

Fundó McSweeney’s, una editorial independiente dedicada a la literatura y el humor, y junto con Nínive Calegari creó 826 Valencia, un centro de escritura y tutoría para jóvenes que dio origen a una red de iniciativas similares en distintos países. También fundó ScholarMatch, organización dedicada a facilitar el acceso de estudiantes a la educación superior. A lo largo de su trayectoria ha recibido, entre otros reconocimientos, el American Book Award y el Dayton Literary Peace Prize, y ha sido finalista del National Book Award y del Pulitzer.

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