No Heroes - format ePub

Mick Hardin è tornato da poco a casa in licenza, convalescente dopo essere rimasto ferito a una gamba per l’esplosione di un ordigno, quando al centro della sua cittadina viene trovato un corpo senza...

From the critically acclaimed author of the novel The Good Brother and memoir My Father the Pornographer, Same River Twice is the second volume from an American literary star. “If you haven't read Chris...

From the critically acclaimed author of the collection Kentucky Straight and memoir My Father the Pornographer, The Good Brother is the finely crafted debut novel from a talent the New York Times calls...

Dopo quasi vent'anni di onorato servizio, Mick Hardin è finalmente pronto a congedarsi dall'esercito e a godersi i risparmi di una vita trasferendosi in Corsica. Prima però deve tornare a Rocksalt, la...

Grande presenza-assenza in tutta la produzione letteraria di Offutt, il Kentucky è il sostrato emotivo che unisce i nove racconti di A casa e ritorno L'attrazione magnetica esercitata dai boschi e dalle...

Mick Hardin è tornato da poco a casa in licenza, convalescente dopo essere rimasto ferito a una gamba per l'esplosione di un ordigno, quando al centro della sua cittadina viene trovato un corpo senza...

Paesaggi di brutale bellezza, alcol e fucili, rabbia e rassegnazione. Segherie abbandonate; vecchie baracche dove si gioca a poker e le partite rischiano di finire a colpi di pistola, bar fumosi in cui...

Un delitto senza un apparente perché, in una terra dove tutti conoscono tutti e quasi sempre, quando muore qualcuno, il motivo è fin troppo chiaro; un uomo complicato, che ama e odia le colline in cui...

Nel racconto che dà il titolo a questa raccolta, una donna che vive con un uomo divorziato e con la figlia piccola di lui cerca con ogni mezzo di conquistare la fiducia della bambina e finisce per impegnare...

Tucker è appena tornato nel suo Kentucky dopo aver partecipato a una delle guerre più sporche e dimenticate della storia americana, quella di Corea. Ha combattuto in condizioni estreme, non ha esitato...

From the critically acclaimed author of the novel The Good Brother and memoir My Father the Pornographer comes the unforgettable memoir No Heroes. “If you haven’t read Chris Offutt, you’ve missed an accomplished...

Quando Andrew J. Offutt muore, suo figlio Chris eredita una scrivania, un fucile e otto quintali di pornografia. Romanzi scritti in pochi giorni e venduti in decine di migliaia di copie, approfittando...

Virgil Caudill è un uomo tranquillo. Vive nel cuore del Kentucky, e non ha mai lasciato i boschi e le montagne dove è cresciuto e la comunità nella quale si riconosce. Le sue giornate scorrono tutte uguali,...

Après des années de service, Mick Hardin entend profiter d’une retraite bien méritée.De retour dans les collines du Kentucky après deux ans d’absence, il compte saluer brièvement sa famille et s’envoler...

Une enquête étouffante au sein d'une communauté reculée du Kentucky, au code moral violent et inflexible.Mick Hardin se remet d'une blessure de guerre chez sa sœur Linda, shérif de Rocksalt dans le Kentucky,...

— C'est où, chez vous ?—  Kentucky.—  Quelle partie ?—  Celle que les gens quittent.Le déracinement, la route, l'errance, comme une part de l'identité de l'Amérique profonde.Huit histoires de petites...

Dans ses collines du Kentucky, Virgil mène une existence paisible, entouré par les bois qu'il affectionne tant. Il peut à tout instant s'y enfoncer et trouver la sérénité dont il a besoin.Mais quand son...

« Personne sur ce flanc de colline n'a fini le lycée. Par ici, on juge un homme sur ce qu'il fait, pas sur ce qu'il a dans la tête. Moi, je chasse pas, je pêche pas, je travaille pas. Les voisins disent...

De retour de la guerre de Corée, Tucker, jeune vétéran de dix-huit ans, traverse à pied ses Appalaches natales pour rentrer chez lui.Sur son chemin, il croise Rhonda, quinze ans à peine, et la sauve des...

Enquêteur dans l'armée, Mick Hardin revient en permission dans ses collines natales du Kentucky pour constater la fin de son mariage. Sous le choc, il s'enferme dans la cabane de son grand-père avec une...

Nel racconto che dà il titolo a questa raccolta, una donna che vive con un uomo divorziato e con la figlia piccola di lui cerca con ogni mezzo di conquistare la fiducia della bambina e finisce per impegnare...

Quando Andrew J. Offutt muore, suo figlio Chris eredita una scrivania, un fucile e otto quintali di pornografia. Romanzi scritti in pochi giorni e venduti in decine di migliaia di copie, approfittando...

Grande presenza-assenza in tutta la produzione letteraria di Offutt, il Kentucky è il sostrato emotivo che unisce i nove racconti di A casa e ritorno L’attrazione magnetica esercitata dai boschi e dalle...

Paesaggi di brutale bellezza, alcol e fucili, rabbia e rassegnazione. Segherie abbandonate; vecchie baracche dove si gioca a poker e le partite rischiano di finire a colpi di pistola, bar fumosi in cui...

Virgil Caudill è un uomo tranquillo. Vive nel cuore del Kentucky, e non ha mai lasciato i boschi e le montagne dove è cresciuto e la comunità nella quale si riconosce. Le sue giornate scorrono tutte uguali,...

Tucker è appena tornato nel suo Kentucky dopo aver partecipato a una delle guerre più sporche e dimenticate della storia americana, quella di Corea. Ha combattuto in condizioni estreme, non ha esitato...

Un delitto senza un apparente perché, in una terra dove tutti conoscono tutti e quasi sempre, quando muore qualcuno, il motivo è fin troppo chiaro; un uomo complicato, che ama e odia le colline in cui...

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR After inheriting 400 novels of pornography written by his father in the 1970s and ‘80s, critically acclaimed author Chris Offutt sets out to make sense of a complicated...

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Mick Hardin è tornato da poco a casa in licenza, convalescente dopo essere rimasto ferito a una gamba per l’esplosione di un ordigno, quando al centro della sua cittadina viene trovato un corpo senza...

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