Teju Cole: Open City, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Open City
- Verlag:
- Faber And Faber Ltd., 02/2012
- Einband:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9780571279432
- Artikelnummer:
- 9753842
- Umfang:
- 259 Seiten
- Copyright-Jahr:
- 2012
- Gewicht:
- 215 g
- Maße:
- 198 x 129 mm
- Stärke:
- 22 mm
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 15.2.2012
- Hinweis
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Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Weitere Ausgaben von Open City |
Preis |
|---|---|
| Buch, Kartoniert / Broschiert | EUR 13,99* |
Beschreibung
'The past, if there is such a thing, is mostly empty space, great expanses of nothing, in which significant persons and events float. Nigeria was like that for me: mostly forgotten, except for those few things that I remembered with outsize intensity'. Along the streets of Manhattan, a young Nigerian doctor doing his residency wanders aimlessly. The walks meet a need for Julius: they are a release from the tightly regulated mental environment of work, and they give him the opportunity to process his relationships, his recent breakup with his girlfriend, his present, his past. Though he is navigating the busy parts of town, the impression of countless faces does nothing to assuage his feelings of isolation. But it is not only a physical landscape he covers; Julius crisscrosses social territory as well, encountering people from different cultures and classes who will provide insight on his journey - which takes him to Brussels, to the Nigeria of his youth, and into the most unrecognizable facets of his own soul. A haunting novel about national identity, race, liberty, loss, dislocation, and surrender, Teju Cole's "Open City" seethes with intelligence. Written in a clear, rhythmic voice that lingers, this book is a mature, profound work by an important new author who has much to say about our world.
Klappentext
An acclaimed debut novel following a young man's journey from Nigeria to Manhattan. Will appeal to fans of "The Brief & Wonderous Life Of Oscar Wao" and "White Teeth". 'An indelible debut...' "New York Times"
Biografie
Teju Cole, geboren 1975, wuchs in Nigeria auf und kam als Jugendlicher in die USA. Er ist als Kunsthistoriker, Schriftsteller und Fotograf tätig und hat eine Stelle als Distinguished Writer in Residence am Bard College inne. Zurzeit arbeitet an einem Buch über Lagos, der größten Metropole Afrikas und der am schnellsten wachsenden Stadt der Welt. Teju Cole lebt in Brooklyn, New York.
