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"The most mature and ambitious [novel] she's written...An absorbing portrayal of American life...A rich novel [with] a large, colorful canvas...A tender story about a thoughtful man."--Washington Post
"Rich...impassioned...engrossing...Politics and art dominate the novel, and their overt, unapologetic connection is refreshing."--Chicago Tribune
"Masterful...a reader receives the great gift of entering not one but several worlds...The final pages haunt me still."--San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
"Compelling...Kingsolver's descriptions of life in Mexico City burst with sensory detail--thick sweet breads, vividly painted walls, the lovely white feet of an unattainable love."--The New Yorker
"A work that is often close to magic.... Much research underlies this complex weaving...but the work is lofted by lyric prose."--Denver Post
"Shepherd's story in Kingsolver's accomplished literary hands is so seductive, the prose so elegant, the architecture of the novel so imaginative, it becomes hard to peel away from the book"--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"[Kingsolver's] playful pastiche brings to vivid life the culture wars of an earlier era..."--Vogue
..".True and riveting...Barbara Kingsolver has invented a wondrous filling here, sweeter and thicker than pan dulce, spicy as the hottest Mexican chiles, paranoid as the American government hunting Communists "--Philadelphia Inquirer
"A sweeping mural of sensory delights and stimulating ideas about art, government, identity and history...Readers will feel the sting of connection between then and now."--Seattle Times
"A sweeping narrative of utopian dreams and political reality...A stirring novel...intimate and pitch-perfect."--San Diego Union-Tribune
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"Rich...impassioned...engrossing...Politics and art dominate the novel, and their overt, unapologetic connection is refreshing."--Chicago Tribune
"Masterful...a reader receives the great gift of entering not one but several worlds...The final pages haunt me still."--San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
"Compelling...Kingsolver's descriptions of life in Mexico City burst with sensory detail--thick sweet breads, vividly painted walls, the lovely white feet of an unattainable love."--The New Yorker
"A work that is often close to magic.... Much research underlies this complex weaving...but the work is lofted by lyric prose."--Denver Post
"Shepherd's story in Kingsolver's accomplished literary hands is so seductive, the prose so elegant, the architecture of the novel so imaginative, it becomes hard to peel away from the book"--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"[Kingsolver's] playful pastiche brings to vivid life the culture wars of an earlier era..."--Vogue
..".True and riveting...Barbara Kingsolver has invented a wondrous filling here, sweeter and thicker than pan dulce, spicy as the hottest Mexican chiles, paranoid as the American government hunting Communists "--Philadelphia Inquirer
"A sweeping mural of sensory delights and stimulating ideas about art, government, identity and history...Readers will feel the sting of connection between then and now."--Seattle Times
"A sweeping narrative of utopian dreams and political reality...A stirring novel...intimate and pitch-perfect."--San Diego Union-Tribune
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Prize-winning Author: National Humanities Medal, Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Orange Prize for Fiction, Dayton Literary Peace Prize (Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award)
In The Lacuna, her first novel in nine years, Barbara Kingsolver, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Poisonwood Bible and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, tells the story of Harrison William Shepherd, a man caught between two worlds—an unforgettable protagonist whose search for identity will take readers to the heart of the twentieth century’s most tumultuous events.
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Descripción Softcover. Condición: new. Product DescriptionNew York Times BestsellerNational Bestseller: Washington Post, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle (#1), Chicago Tribune (#1), Denver Post (#1), Minneapolis Star-Tribune (#1), Publishers WeeklyIndie Next Bestseller (#1)Best Book of the Year: New York Times Notable, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Times, Kansas City StarPrize-winning Author: National Humanities Medal, Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Orange Prize for Fiction, Dayton Literary Peace Prize (Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award)In The Lacuna, her first novel in nine years, Barbara Kingsolver, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Poisonwood Bible and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, tells the story of Harrison William Shepherd, a man caught between two worlds-an unforgettable protagonist whose search for identity will take readers to the heart of the twentieth centurys most tumultuous events.ReviewRichimpassionedengrossingPolitics and art dominate the novel, and their overt, unapologetic connection is refreshing. - Chicago TribuneMasterfula reader receives the great gift of entering not one but several worldsThe final pages haunt me still. - San Francisco Chronicle Book ReviewCompellingKingsolvers descriptions of life in Mexico City burst with sensory detail-thick sweet breads, vividly painted walls, the lovely white feet of an unattainable love. - The New YorkerA work that is often close to magic. Much research underlies this complex weaving.but the work is lofted by lyric prose. - Denver PostShepherds story in Kingsolvers accomplished literary hands is so seductive, the prose so elegant, the architecture of the novel so imaginative, it becomes hard to peel away from the book - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[Kingsolvers] playful pastiche brings to vivid life the culture wars of an earlier era. - Vogue.True and riveting.Barbara Kingsolver has invented a wondrous filling here, sweeter and thicker than pan dulce, spicy as the hottest Mexican chiles, paranoid as the American government hunting Communists - Philadelphia InquirerA sweeping mural of sensory delights and stimulating ideas about art, government, identity and historyReaders will feel the sting of connection between then and now. - Seattle TimesA sweeping narrative of utopian dreams and political realityA stirring novelintimate and pitch-perfect. - San Diego Union-TribuneKingsolver deftly combines real history and the life of the fictional protagonistA sweeping tale. - Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThe most mature and ambitious [novel] shes writtenAn absorbing portrayal of American lifeA rich novel [with] a large, colorful canvasA tender story about a thoughtful man. - Washington PostA lavishly gifted writer. Kingsolver [has a] wonderful ear for the quirks of human repartee. The Lacuna is richly spiked with period language. This book grabs at the heartstrings. - Los Angeles TimesBreathtaking.dazzling.The Lacuna can be enjoyed sheerly for the music of its passages on nature, archaeology, food and friendship; or for its portraits of real and invented people.But the fuller value.lies in its call to conscience and connection. - New York Times Book ReviewThe novel achieves a rare dramatic power.Kingsolver masterfully resurrects a dark period in American history with the assured hand of a true literary artist. - Publishers Weekly (starred review)[Kingsolver] hasnt lost her touch.she delivers her signature blend of exotic locale, political backdrop and immediately engaging story line.teems with dark beauty. - People[Kingsolver] stirs the real with the imagined to produce a breathtakingly ambitious book, bold and richhopeful, political and artistic. The Lacuna fills a lacuna with powerfully imagined social history - Kansas City StarFrom the Back CoverIn this powerfully imagined, provo. Nº de ref. del artículo: DADAX0060852585
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