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The Cold Millions
A Novel
Taschenbuch von Jess Walter
Sprache: Englisch

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?One of the most captivating novels of the year.? ? Washington Post

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

A Best Book of the Year: Bloomberg| Boston Globe |Chicago Public Library | Chicago Tribune | Esquire |Kirkus | New York Public Library |New York Times Book Review (Historical Fiction) | NPR's Fresh Air | O Magazine |Washington Post |Publishers Weekly | Seattle Times |USA Today

A Library Reads Pick | An Indie Next Pick

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins comes another ?literary miracle? (NPR)?a propulsive, richly entertaining novel about two brothers swept up in the turbulent class warfare of the early twentieth century.

An intimate story of brotherhood, love, sacrifice, and betrayal set against the panoramic backdrop of an early twentieth-century America that eerily echoes our own time, The Cold Millions offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of a nation grappling with the chasm between rich and poor, between harsh realities and simple dreams.

The Dolans live by their wits, jumping freight trains and lining up for day work at crooked job agencies. While sixteen-year-old Rye yearns for a steady job and a home, his older brother, Gig, dreams of a better world, fighting alongside other union men for fair pay and decent treatment. Enter Ursula the Great, a vaudeville singer who performs with a live cougar and introduces the brothers to a far more dangerous creature: a mining magnate determined to keep his wealth and his hold on Ursula.

Dubious of Gig's idealism, Rye finds himself drawn to a fearless nineteen-year-old activist and feminist named Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. But a storm is coming, threatening to overwhelm them all, and Rye will be forced to decide where he stands. Is it enough to win the occasional battle, even if you cannot win the war?

Featuring an unforgettable cast of cops and tramps, suffragists and socialists, madams and murderers, The Cold Millions is a tour de force from a ?writer who has planted himself firmly in the first rank of American authors? (Boston Globe).

?One of the most captivating novels of the year.? ? Washington Post

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

A Best Book of the Year: Bloomberg| Boston Globe |Chicago Public Library | Chicago Tribune | Esquire |Kirkus | New York Public Library |New York Times Book Review (Historical Fiction) | NPR's Fresh Air | O Magazine |Washington Post |Publishers Weekly | Seattle Times |USA Today

A Library Reads Pick | An Indie Next Pick

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins comes another ?literary miracle? (NPR)?a propulsive, richly entertaining novel about two brothers swept up in the turbulent class warfare of the early twentieth century.

An intimate story of brotherhood, love, sacrifice, and betrayal set against the panoramic backdrop of an early twentieth-century America that eerily echoes our own time, The Cold Millions offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of a nation grappling with the chasm between rich and poor, between harsh realities and simple dreams.

The Dolans live by their wits, jumping freight trains and lining up for day work at crooked job agencies. While sixteen-year-old Rye yearns for a steady job and a home, his older brother, Gig, dreams of a better world, fighting alongside other union men for fair pay and decent treatment. Enter Ursula the Great, a vaudeville singer who performs with a live cougar and introduces the brothers to a far more dangerous creature: a mining magnate determined to keep his wealth and his hold on Ursula.

Dubious of Gig's idealism, Rye finds himself drawn to a fearless nineteen-year-old activist and feminist named Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. But a storm is coming, threatening to overwhelm them all, and Rye will be forced to decide where he stands. Is it enough to win the occasional battle, even if you cannot win the war?

Featuring an unforgettable cast of cops and tramps, suffragists and socialists, madams and murderers, The Cold Millions is a tour de force from a ?writer who has planted himself firmly in the first rank of American authors? (Boston Globe).

Über den Autor

Jess Walter is the author of seven previous novels, including the bestsellers The Cold Millions and Beautiful Ruins, the National Book Award Finalist The Zero, and Citizen Vince, winner of the Edgar Award for best novel. His short fiction, collected in The Angel of Rome and We Live in Water, has won the O. Henry Prize, the Pushcart Prize and appeared three times in Best American Short Stories. He lives in his hometown of Spokane, Washington.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 416 S.
ISBN-13: 9780063085862
ISBN-10: 0063085860
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Mass Market PB
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Walter, Jess
Auflage: Internationale Ausgabe (US)
Hersteller: Harper Collins Publ. USA
Harper
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestraße 122 a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 168 x 107 x 32 mm
Von/Mit: Jess Walter
Erscheinungsdatum: 20.04.2021
Gewicht: 0,209 kg
Artikel-ID: 119059072
Über den Autor

Jess Walter is the author of seven previous novels, including the bestsellers The Cold Millions and Beautiful Ruins, the National Book Award Finalist The Zero, and Citizen Vince, winner of the Edgar Award for best novel. His short fiction, collected in The Angel of Rome and We Live in Water, has won the O. Henry Prize, the Pushcart Prize and appeared three times in Best American Short Stories. He lives in his hometown of Spokane, Washington.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 416 S.
ISBN-13: 9780063085862
ISBN-10: 0063085860
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Mass Market PB
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Walter, Jess
Auflage: Internationale Ausgabe (US)
Hersteller: Harper Collins Publ. USA
Harper
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestraße 122 a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 168 x 107 x 32 mm
Von/Mit: Jess Walter
Erscheinungsdatum: 20.04.2021
Gewicht: 0,209 kg
Artikel-ID: 119059072
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