London Fields (Versione italiana)

by Martin Amis, Ranieri Carano (Translator)

Overview

1999: in una Londra post-thatcheriana, dura, violenta, ferita, tra Dickens e Blade Runner . Qui sbarca lo scrittore americano Samson Young in cerca d'ispirazione; e qui si trova di fronte, reale e in svolgimento, la storia del suo romanzo, che dunque trascrive «in presa diretta» sulle orme di un inquietante trio: Nicola Six, disperata femme fatale e per sua stessa ammissione, «figura della fantasia maschile», che si fa complice del suo omicidio; Keith Talent, truffatore e mediocre criminale con la passione del gioco delle freccette, assassino designato; Guy Clinch, «l'antagonista», liquida figura dell'alta borghesia, ricco, inibito e innamorato di Nicola. Intorno a loro la Crisi segna la fine del millennio: i missili nucleari pronti per il lancio, la terra apparentemente rovesciata sul suo asse, il sole, sempre bassissimo all'orizzonte, in un clima, anche meteorologico, che profuma di estinzione.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788858402863
Publisher:	EINAUDI
Publication date:	10/07/2010
Sold by:	GIULIO EINAUDI EDITORE - EBKS
Format:	eBook
File size:	672 KB
Language:	Italian

About the Author

Martin Amis is the best-selling author of several books, including London Fields, Money, The Information, and, most recently, Experience. He lives in London.

Hometown:

Oxford, England

Date of Birth:

August 25, 1949

Place of Birth:

Oxford, England

Education:

B.A., Exeter College, Oxford

What People are Saying About This

Bette Pesetsky

London Fields is a virtuoso depiction of a wild and lustful society. In an age of attenuated fiction, this is a large book of comic and satirical invention. . . .Oh yes, the murder finally happens. But knowing who does it is somewhat beside the point. . . -- The New York Times

Editorial Reviews

A comic murder mystery, an apocalyptic satire, a scatological meditation on love and death and nuclear winter...by turns lyrical and obscene, colloquial and rhapsodic. -- The New York Times

Michiko Kakutani

Amis's (www.martinamisweb.com) darkly comic look at late 20th-century London and the despairing state of Western civilization was originally published in 1989 and is newly available on audio (the only other recording, on audiocassette, is no longer available). At the book's center are failed criminal/aspiring professional darts player Keith Talent; Guy Clinch, a rich, bored banker; Guy's son, Marmaduke, arguably the most horrendous infant in all of literature; Nicola Six, a party girl with a death wish; and the unreliable narrator, Sam Young, an American with writer's block. As these and assorted other colorful characters interact, Amis considers the not-always-fulfilled allures of love and fame. Adopting a gruff American accent, British actor Steven Pacey captures Sam's fascination with the characters' blunders and his barely concealed desire to manipulate their fates. This superb audio treatment of a great novel will appeal to those who enjoy serious fiction that attempts to encompass societal woes without being didactic. Darts fans may also be amused.—Michael Adams, CUNY Graduate Ctr. Lib.

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