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Mr Wilder and Me

Autor Jonathan Coe
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 noi 2020
**The dazzling new novel from the prize-winning, bestselling author ofMiddle England**

'As good as anything he's written - a novel to cherish'Observer
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In the heady summer of 1977, a naïve young woman called Calista sets out from Athens to venture into the wider world. On a Greek island that has been turned into a film set, she finds herself working for the famed Hollywood director Billy Wilder, about whom she knows almost nothing. But the time she spends in this glamorous, unfamiliar new life will change her for good.

While Calista is thrilled with her new adventure, Wilder himself is living with the realisation that his star may be on the wane. Rebuffed by Hollywood, he has financed his new film with German money, and when Calista follows him to Munich for the shooting of further scenes, she finds herself joining him on a journey of memory into the dark heart of his family history.

In a novel that is at once a tender coming-of-age story and an intimate portrait of one of cinema's most intriguing figures, Jonathan Coe turns his gaze on the nature of time and fame, of family and the treacherous lure of nostalgia. When the world is catapulting towards change, do you hold on for dear life or decide it's time to let go?
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'A beautiful, bittersweet novel that is itself crying out for the silver screen treatment'Scotsman

'Effortlessly pleasurable and deceptively simple'The Times

'Utterly charming, deeply poignant and ultimately uplifting'Mail on Sunday

'A charming, bittersweet book, and a perfect reminder of art's value in stark times'Spectator
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780241454671
ISBN-10: 0241454670
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 153 x 234 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Viking
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

Jonathan Coeis the author of thirteen novels, all published by Penguin, which include the highly acclaimed bestsellersWhat a Carve Up!,The House of Sleep,The Rotters' Club,Number 11andMiddle England, which won the Costa Novel of the Year Award and the Prix du Livre Européen.He is also the author of a biography of B.S Johnson,Like a Fiery Elephant, andThe Broken Mirror, a children's book.

Recenzii

Asatisfyingly sweepingnovel that still manages to push the form in new directions.As good as anything he's written - a novel to cherish
An account of Billy Wilder's later years thatsweeps beautifully from Hollywood to Greece and Londonwhile all the time reflecting on the horrors of 20th-century Europe
This elegiac novella isutterly charming, deeply poignant and ultimately uplifting. And yes, it would make a great film
Knowledgeably enthralled by cinema, Jonathan Coe has often spliced it inventively into his fiction. Thisrichly enjoyable novelis entirely devoted to it. The career of one of Hollywood's greatest directors is unrolled with wit and enthusiasm tinged with melancholy
Effortlessly pleasurable and deceptively simple.Mr Wilder & Medoesn't lack resonance, yet stays light on its feet. The whole book feels like some marvellous party where you ricochet from one good conversation to another
A coming of age story which offersa fascinating insight into fame- and the perils of an industry in flux
The dialogue's sharp, the comic timing excellent
One of my favourite writers . . . athoughtful tender read
Abeautiful, bittersweet novelthat is itself crying out for the silver screen treatment . . .sheer delight
This is acharming, bittersweetbook, and aperfect reminder of art's value in stark times
Absolutely wonderful
A tender portrait.Coe's close-up on Wilder doesn't just celebrate the man but embodies his glorious ability to say sad things in a funny way, and vice versa
History meets fiction in this absorbing read . . . A nostalgic look at a girl coming of age and a man dealing with age, evocatively written
Elegantly brings together Calista's and Wilder's worlds
A love letter to the spirit of cinema