Yes'>#8220;Take the advice of no one,yes'>#8221; August Kleinmanyes'>#8217;s mother says to him while August is still a young boy in Germany, and with these words to guide him, he escapes Nazi Germany and goes on to build a fortune, a family, and life on his own terms in America. At the defining mo...
Etat de New York, début des années 1970. Issu d'une famille ouvrière, Corey Sifter devient assistant dans le riche domaine des Metarey, une famille puissante dont la générosité lui permet de poursuivre ses études dans une pension privée. Participant à la campagne présidentielle du sénateur Henry Bon...
Ethan Canin is one of America's finest writers. He has been called "brilliant" by the Los Angeles Times, "a tremendous talent" by the Chicago Sun-Times, and "dazzling" by Walker Percy. The bestselling author of The Palace Thief and Emperor of the Air now gives us this stunning new novel, For Kings...
Extraordinary for its craft and emotional effect . . . [Ethan Canin is] a writer of enormous talent and charm. The Washington Post Character is destiny, wrote Heraclitusand in this collection of four unforgettable stories, we meet people struggling to understand themselves and the unexpected turns ...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this mesmerizing novel, Ethan Canin, the author of America America and The Palace Thief, explores the nature of genius, rivalry, ambition, and love among multiple generations of a gifted family. Milo Andret is born with an unusual mind. A lonely child growing up in th...