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Jonathan Raban
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Jonathan Raban
Jonathan Raban?s powerful novel is set in Seattle in 1999, at the height of its infatuation with the virtual. It?s a place that attracts immigrants. One of these is Tom Janeway, a bookish Hungarian-born Englishman who makes his living commenting on American mores on NPR. Another, who calls himself Chick, is a frenetically industrious illegal alien from China who makes his living any way he can.
Through a series of extraordinary but chillingly plausible events, the paths of these newcomers converge. Tom is uprooted from his marriage and must learn to father his endearing eight-year old son part-time. Chick claws his way up from exploited to exploiter. Meanwhile Seattle is troubled by rioting anarchists, vanishing children, and the discovery of an al-Qaeda operative; it is a city on the brink. Savage and tender, visionary and addictively entertaining, Waxwings is a major achievement.
Médias | Livres Paperback Book (Livre avec couverture souple et dos collé) |
Validé | 1 octobre 2004 |
ISBN13 | 9780375709050 |
Éditeurs | Vintage |
Pages | 288 |
Dimensions | 130 × 200 × 20 mm · 217 g |
Langue et grammaire | English |
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