Virgin suicides serie #1

Virgin suicides

Name: Virgin suicides
Brand: Eugenides, Jeffrey
SKU: PR-9780007524303
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Rating: 3.7 (893 reviews)

3.7

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Premier roman de Jeffrey Eugenides, "Virgin Suicides" plonge le lecteur au cœur d'un drame familial et social. L'histoire se déroule dans une banlieue américaine où cinq sœurs, les Lisbon, se suicident les unes après les autres. Le récit est raconté du point de vue d'anciens voisins, obsédés par le souvenir de ces jeunes filles mystérieuses. Entre fascination morbide et tentatives de compréhension, le roman interroge les thèmes de l'adolescence, de la culpabilité et de la différence. Une œuvre troublante et poétique qui a inspiré le film de Sofia Coppola. Afficher moinsAfficher plus

Contenu

4ème de couverture

Previously adapted into a critically acclaimed film by Sofia Coppola starring Kirsten Dunst, this is the story of the five Lisbon sisters - beautiful, eccentric, and obsessively watched by the entire neighbourhood.The boys that once loved them from afar are now grown men, determined to understand a tragedy that has always defied explanation. For still, the question remains - why did all five of the Lisbon girls take their own lives?This hypnotic and unforgettable novel treats adolescent love and death with haunting sensitivity and dark humour, and creates a coming-of-age story unlike any of our time.Présentation de l'éditeurBiographie de l'auteurJeffrey Eugenides was born in Detroit and attended Brown and Stanford Universities. He has written numerous short stories and essays, as well as three novels: The Virgin Suicides, Middlesex, and The Marriage Plot. The Virgin Suicidesreceived great acclaim, while Middlesexwon the Pulitzer Prize, and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and France’s Prix Medicis, and has sold more than 3 million copies.

Eugenides, Jeffrey

Virgin suicides serie #1

Virgin suicides

3.7

(893)

Indisponible

Le Pitch

Premier roman de Jeffrey Eugenides, "Virgin Suicides" plonge le lecteur au cœur d'un drame familial et social. L'histoire se déroule dans une banlieue américaine où cinq sœurs, les Lisbon, se suicident les unes après les autres. Le récit est raconté du point de vue d'anciens voisins, obsédés par le souvenir de ces jeunes filles mystérieuses. Entre fascination morbide et tentatives de compréhension, le roman interroge les thèmes de l'adolescence, de la culpabilité et de la différence. Une œuvre troublante et poétique qui a inspiré le film de Sofia Coppola. Afficher moinsAfficher plus

Détails du livre

Titre complet

THE VIRGIN SUICIDES

Auteur

Editeur

Publication

18 juillet 2013

Série

Virgin suicides

Pages

252

Taille

19.8 x 12.6 x 2 cm

Poids

242

ISBN-13

9780007524303

Contenu

4ème de couverture

Previously adapted into a critically acclaimed film by Sofia Coppola starring Kirsten Dunst, this is the story of the five Lisbon sisters - beautiful, eccentric, and obsessively watched by the entire neighbourhood.The boys that once loved them from afar are now grown men, determined to understand a tragedy that has always defied explanation. For still, the question remains - why did all five of the Lisbon girls take their own lives?This hypnotic and unforgettable novel treats adolescent love and death with haunting sensitivity and dark humour, and creates a coming-of-age story unlike any of our time.Présentation de l'éditeurBiographie de l'auteurJeffrey Eugenides was born in Detroit and attended Brown and Stanford Universities. He has written numerous short stories and essays, as well as three novels: The Virgin Suicides, Middlesex, and The Marriage Plot. The Virgin Suicidesreceived great acclaim, while Middlesexwon the Pulitzer Prize, and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and France’s Prix Medicis, and has sold more than 3 million copies.