A shrewd, acidic portrait of literary life in Manhattan at the turn of this already frightful century' - Guardian
'A beautiful, affecting novel, one of the best yet inspired by 9/11' - Sunday Telegraph
'Engrossing from start to finish, this compassionate novel depicts a very human response to tragedy' - Mail on Sunday
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Jay McInerney's classic novel of New York in the shadow of 9/11 tells a story of love, family and conflicting desires
Ten years on from Brightness Falls, Russell Calloway is still a literary editor; his wife Corrine has sacrificed her career to watch anxiously over their children. Across town Luke McGavock, a wealthy ex-investment banker, is taking a sabbatical from moneymaking, struggling to reconnect with his socially resplendent wife Sasha and their angst-ridden teenage daughter, Ashley. These two Manhattan families are teetering on the brink of change when 9/11 happens. Through the lens of catastrophe, The Good Life explores that territory between hope and despair, love and loss, regret and fulfilment. This is Jay McInerney doing what he does best, presenting us with life in New York City, in all its moral complexity.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd.
ISBN: 9781408876961
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 368
Tiempo de lectura:
7h 36m
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 20/09/2022
Año de edición: 2022
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Jay McInerney
Jay McInerney (Hartford, Connecticut, 1955) es un escritor norteamericano. Tras trabajar como fact-checker en The New Yorker, estudió con Raymond Carver en la Universidad de Siracusa. El éxito de su primera novela, Luces de neón (1984), lo convirtió en uno de los escritores con más fama y prestigio de su generación. Ha publicado siete novelas más: Ransom (1985), Story of my Life (1988), El último de los Savages (1997), Modelo de conducta (1998) y la trilogía sobre el matrimonio Calloway, formada por Al caer la luz (1992; Libros del Asteroide, 2017), La buena vida (2006; Libros del Asteroide, 2018) y Días de luz y esplendor (2016; Libros del Asteroide, 2021).