Myla Goldberg is an author whose works are characterized by a deep insight into the human psyche and the complexities of interpersonal relationships. Through her distinctive style, she explores themes of identity, family, and the search for meaning in life. Her writing is engaging and encourages readers to reflect on their own life experiences. Goldberg masterfully portrays characters and their inner worlds, creating unforgettable literary experiences.
"Eliza Naumann, a seemingly unremarkable nine-year-old, expects never to fit into her gifted family: her autodidact father, Saul, absorbed in his study of Jewish mysticism; her brother, Aaron, the vessel of his father's spiritual ambitions; and her brilliant but distant lawyer-mom, Miriam. But when Eliza sweeps her school and district spelling bees in quick succession, Saul takes it as a sign that she is destined for greatness. In this altered reality, Saul inducts her into his hallowed study and lavishes upon her the attention previously reserved for Aaron, who in his displacement embarks upon a lone quest for spiritual fulfillment. When Miriam's secret life triggers a familial explosion, it is Eliza who must order the chaos"--Publisher derscription.
Sometimes a city can be like a bird. Just as the magpie is an inveterate collector, hoarding beautiful eclectic bits to line its nest, so Prague retains fragments from bygone regimes and centuries past to create a city of juxtaposition that is alternately exquisite and bizarre.Prague’s personality is expressed as much by its obvious beauty as by its overlooked details. This unforgettable place is brought to life by acclaimed author Myla Goldberg, a former Prague expat, whose first novel, Bee Season , captivated so many with its unique voice and exhilarating prose.Myla Goldberg lived in Prague in 1993, just as the process of Westernization was getting under way, the city straddling a past it wished to shed and a future it was eager to embrace. In 2003, she returned to see what the pursuit of capitalism had wrought and to observe the integral ways in which Prague’s character had endured. In Time’s Magpie , Goldberg explores a city where centuries-old buildings have become receptacles for Western values and a generation defined by the Communist regime coexists with a generation for whom Communism is a rapidly fading memory.Wander through the narrow alleyways and cobblestone streets to places most tourists never see—to a neighborhood eerily transformed by the devastating flood of 2002; to an anachronistic amusement park that is home to a discomfiting array of Technicolor confections; and to the cabinets of curiosity in the Strahov Monastery, where hidden among deceptively modest displays of butterfly specimens and ladies’ fans are creatures that defy the laws of taxidermy. This imaginative, individualistic journey will show you the odd and unique corners of a city often seeking to erase what its very stones will not allow it to forget.
Am Rande einer Kleinstadt in Upstate New York beobachtet die 11-jährige Celia, wie ihre beste Freundin Djuna in ein fremdes Auto steigt, um nie wieder gesehen zu werden. Zumindest ist das die Geschichte, die Celia der Polizei erzählt. Zwanzig Jahre später kehrt die erwachsene Celia an den Ort ihrer Kindheit zurück. Denn die verdrängte Erinnerung an das, was damals wirklich geschehen ist, hat sie plötzlich überfallen. Sie weiß nun wieder mit absoluter Sicherheit, dass Djuna damals in einen Brunnen im Wald gefallen ist. Und dass sie selbst keine Hilfe geholt hat, weil sie sich mit ihrer Freundin zuvor gestritten hatte. Doch als sie ihrer Familie und ihren alten Freundinnen die neue Version der Geschichte erzählt, glaubt ihr niemand. In dem Versuch, die Wahrheit ans Licht zu bringen, besucht Celia die Weggefährtinnen ihrer Kindheit. Doch die Wahrheit der anderen ist keine, die sie hören wollte: die Wahrheit über ein vernichtend bösartiges Mädchen ...
DIE LIEBE IN DEN ZEITEN DER SPANISCHEN GRIPPE „Ein Quantensprung in der Entwicklung dieser großartigen Schriftstellerin.“ Kirkus Reviews „Humorvoll, bedrückend, zärtlich, ein Meisterwerk, das Leserherzen höher schlagen lässt.“ Library Journal „Ich finde diesen Roman orginell gebaut + sprachlich genau, die fugenlose Verbindung seiner Zeitebenen genial. Je länger man die anfangs noch eher berichtende Geschichte liest, desto mehr wird man hineingesogen in die Atmoshpäre. Begabt!“ Ellen Pomikalko, Buchmarkt
Román zachycuje krátký život fiktivní fotografky Lillian Prescottové od počátku 50. do konce 70. let 20. století. Lillian, dívka z konzervativní středozápadní rodiny, přichází přes nesouhlas rodičů do New Yorku studovat fotografii. Poměrně brzy však otěhotní a jakožto svobodná matka se ocitne na okraji společnosti i v tísnivé finanční situaci. Ve svém až sebezničujícím, silně sebestředném zápalu pro umění se neohlíží ani na konvence, ani na svou životní úroveň. Pohybuje se na okraji avantgardních uměleckých kruhů a veškeré síly směřuje k tomu, aby své fotografie mohla vystavit…
