Susan Minot is an award-winning novelist and short story writer whose work delves into the intricate landscape of family dynamics and the emotional depths of the human psyche. With keen observation and a refined prose style, Minot crafts characters who are as fragile as they are resilient, exploring universal themes of love, loss, and the search for identity. Her writing is both lyrical and unflinchingly honest, offering readers profound and resonant literary experiences.
Exploring the complexities of love and self-discovery, this novel follows a woman who embarks on a passionate affair during her mid-life. As she navigates the challenges of relationships and personal fulfillment, the story delves into themes of desire, identity, and the transformative power of love. Through her journey, readers witness the emotional highs and lows that accompany a late-blooming romance, ultimately reflecting on the richness of life’s unexpected turns.
"In each of these stories Minot explores the difficult geometry of human relations, the lure of love and physical desire, and the lifelong quest for meaning and connection. Her characters are all searching for truth, in feeling and in action, as societal norms are upended and justice and coherence flounder"--
Come recita la testata del sito Web, "Timothy McSweeney è un enigma avvolto in un mistero avvolto nella pancetta". Ma chi era davvero Timothy McSweeney? Una possibile risposta si trova nel sesto numero, dove si racconta di un uomo che scriveva lettere al futuro fondatore della rivista quando questi era ancora bambino vicino a Chicago. Le lettere, con una calligrafia strana e bella, erano indirizzate anche alla madre, insistendo su un legame con la famiglia McSweeney. La spiegazione si sviluppa ulteriormente, ma resta da chiedersi quanto ci sia di vero e quanto di immaginario.
La rivista è nata a San Francisco nel 1998 grazie a Dave Eggers, rivoluzionando il panorama letterario e attirando autori celebri come Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, David Foster Wallace e molti altri. In questa antologia, abbiamo raccolto i contributi di alcune delle intrepide scrittrici che hanno reso la rivista un luogo affascinante. Da Zadie Smith a Heidi Julavits, da Lydia Davis a A.M. Homes, fino a Susan Minot e Sheila Heti, troverete una varietà di storie brevi, memorie personali, saggi e altro ancora. Queste letture non solo vi offriranno soddisfazione e divertimento, ma vi trasformeranno in lettori incredibilmente cool. E oggi, scusateci se è poco.
Červenec 1954. Pětadvacetiletá Ann Grantová přijíždí na ostrov u pobřeží Maine, aby se zúčastnila svatby své nejlepší přítelkyně. Víkend uplyne, aniž zanechá v jejím životě sebemenší zjevnou stopu. O čtyřicet let později Ann umírá na rakovinu a zbývá jí pouze několik týdnů života. Upoutaná na lůžko a sužovaná bolestmi se Ann ve vzpomínkách vrací k těm třem dnům, na které zdánlivě dávno zapomněla. A přestože má za sebou tři manželství, přestože se stala matkou pěti dětí, přestože poznala štěstí i nejhlubší zármutek, nakonec jsou to právě ony tři bezvýznamné dny, na čem skutečně záleží… Susan Minot lyricky a s neobyčejnou intenzitou líčí tajemství lidské paměti a sílu lásky. Její román si získal velký kritický ohlas a vznikl podle něj stejnojmenný film s hvězdným obsazením, na jehož scénáři s autorkou spolupracoval i autor Hodin Michael Cunningham.
Ein Mann - zwei Frauen Wunderbar und wahrhaftig: Zwei Ex-Lover begegnen sich zufällig beim Verlassen eines Kinos in New York. Ein fast verloschenes Feuer entbrennt. Bald landen sie bei ihr. Im Bett das Spiel der Körper, noch immer vertraut. Es ist Sex in seiner ganze Vielschichtigkeit: Wagemut, Selbstaufgabe, Verweigerung und Hoffnung wider besseres Wissen. Selten wurde so klug über die Liebe geschrieben. „Ein kluges und prickelndes Buch über die Risiken und Nebenwirkungen der Liebe.“ (Woman)
A powerful, sensuous new novel from the critically acclaimed author of ‘Evening’.'Mesmerising.' Vogue 'The bedspread was sloughing off the foot of the bed, the white sheets were as flat as paper. This is not what she'd pictured when she asked him over for lunch today. It really wasn't.'Taking one single interlude – two bodies entwined on a bed at midday, lovers rekindling an old affair – Susan Minot's new novel chronicles a relationship from the alternating perspectives of a man and a women.Thoughts cascade through Benjamin's mind, memories of the chest thumping moment when he first met Kay; of the night they shared under the mosquito net on the pink bed in Oaxaca; and of his fiancé, Vanessa, and the simple choices that face him. Memories unspool in Kay's mind too. She recalls the dangerous lure of Benjamin, the man who drove her scepticism away; the dread and the thrill of the first night they spent together; and now she asks herself, how has she let him slip back into her life like this?Graphic, provocative and reminiscent of Hanif Kureishi ‘Intimacy’, Susan Minot's striking novel dissects a love affair in breathtaking detail.
Exploring the emotional intricacies of young New Yorkers, the author employs a lyrical style to reveal profound truths through seemingly simple narratives. The stories delve into the dynamics of relationships, highlighting the challenges and aspirations of lovers who understand their desires yet struggle with the complexities of maintaining connections. This collection serves as a poignant reflection on desire and loss, capturing the delicate moments that define human interactions.
Now ailing and surrounded by her children, sixty-five-year-old Ann Grant Lord reminisces about a glorious summer weekend some forty years earlier during which she met and lost the love of her life. Reissue. (A Focus Features film, releasing Summer 2007, directed by Lajos Koltai, starring Vanessa Redgrave, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Claire Danes, Toni Collette, Patrick Wilson, Eileen Atkins, Mamie Gummer, Natasha Richardson, & Hugh Dancy) (General Fiction)
