The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner In Reno we encounter a heroine like no other.Best Books of the Year: * Guardian * New York Times * The Times * Observer * Financial Times * New Yorker * Telegraph * Slate * Oprah * Vogue * Time * Scotsman * Evening Standard * Shortlisted for the National Book Awards 2013 FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An extraordinarily ambitious big American novel about a young artist and the worlds she encounters in New York and Rome in the mid-1970s - by turns underground, elite, dangerousFROM THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE MARS ROOMSHORTLISTED FOR THE FOLIO PRIZE 2014LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTIONReno mounts her motorcycle and sets a collision course for New York.In 1977 the city is alive with art, sensuality and danger. She falls in with a bohemian clique colonising downtown and the lines between reality and performance begin to bleed.A passionate affair with the scion of an Italian tyre empire carries Reno to Milan, where she is swept along by the radical left and drawn into a spiral of violence and betrayal.The Flamethrowers is an audacious novel that explores the perplexing allure of femininity, fakery and fear. In Reno we encounter a heroine like no other.Best Books of the Year-* Guardian * New York Times * The Times * Observer * Financial Times * New Yorker * Telegraph * Slate * Oprah * Vogue * Time * Scotsman * Evening Standard *Shortlisted for the National Book Awards 2013 Notes A big, ambitious American novel about young artist in New York and Rome in the mid-1970s. With appeal to fans of Jennifer Egan, Jonathan Franzen and Jeffrey Eugenides. ...one of the most compelling and enjoyable novels Ive read this year Hari Kunzru Author Biography Rachel Kushner is the author of The Hard Crowd, her acclaimed essay collection, and the internationally bestselling novels The Mars Room, The Flamethrowers, and Telex from Cuba, as well as a book of short stories, The Strange Case of Rachel K. She has won the Prix Medicis and been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Folio Prize, and was twice a finalist for the National Book Award in Fiction. She is a Guggenheim Foundation Fellow and the recipient of the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her books are translated into twenty-seven languages. Review Scintillatingly alive... It ripples with stories, anecdotes, set-piece monologues, crafty egotistical tall tales, and hapless adventures -- James Wood * New Yorker *Kushner is rapidly emerging as a thrilling and prodigious novelist -- Jonathan FranzenOne of the most thrilling and high-octane literary experiences I have had in ages -- Colum McCann * Sunday Independent *Its so good, its a little frightening… it makes any fretting over the state of the novel look plain silly * Guardian *An adrenalin-fuelled coming-of-age novel * Sunday Telegraph *Unfolds on a bigger, brighter screen than nearly any recent American novel I can remember * New York Times *An ambitious and serious American novel. The sentences are sharp and gorgeously made. The scope is wide. The political and the personal are locked in a deep and fascinating embrace * Colm Tóibín *Dazzling... The Flamethrowers is a virtuoso performance; a ride of ache and pleasure, handled with pinpoint command * The Times *This glittering novel is both carefully structured and exhilarating * Daily Telegraph *Rachel Kushners fearless, blazing prose ignites the 70s New York art scene and Italian underground * Vanity Fair *A bright burning flame of a novel * Spectator *The Flamethrowers is a strange, fascinating beast of a novel, brimming with ideas, and sustained by the muscular propulsion of Kushners prose… Kushner emerges as a wildly gifted artist filling a sketchbook with thrilling, eye-catching scenes -- Robert Collins * Sunday Times *There is an exhilarating freedom to Kushners writing… Taut, vividly intelligent prose -- David Wolf * Prospect *Sparky and inventive...a riot of a novel * Daily Mail *Ms Kushners kaleidoscopic prose carries the novels shifts in location and person, and the fast-paced rhythm harnesses the thrill of adventure * Economist *Swells with a daunting bravado * Irish Times * Promotional An extraordinarily ambitious big American novel about a young artist and the worlds she encounters in New York and Rome in the mid-1970s - by turns underground, elite, dangerous Prizes Short-listed for James Tait Black Prize for Fiction 2014 (UK) Long-listed for The Folio Prize 2014 (UK) Long-listed for Womens Prize for Fiction 2014 (UK) Long-listed for IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2015 (UK) Review Text Scintillatingly alive ... It ripples with stories, anecdotes, set-piece monologues, crafty egotistical tall tales, and hapless adventures Review Quote Scintillatingly alive ... It ripples with stories, anecdotes, set-piece monologues, crafty egotistical tall tales, and hapless adventures Promotional "Headline" An extraordinarily ambitious big American novel about a young artist and the worlds she encounters in New York and Rome in the mid-1970s - by turns underground, elite, dangerous Details ISBN0099586983 Author Rachel Kushner Year 2014 ISBN-10 0099586983 ISBN-13 9780099586982 Format Paperback Imprint Vintage Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2014-01-02 DEWEY 813.6 Media Book Pages 400 Publisher Vintage Publishing Language English UK Release Date 2014-01-02 AU Release Date 2014-01-02 NZ Release Date 2014-01-02 Translator Polly McLean Birth 2020 Affiliation Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad, India Position UN Under-Secretary General and Rector Qualifications QC Alternative 9781448182282 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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