The Afterlife by Donald Antrim
* A brilliant, touching and desperately funny portrait of an American family in all its glorious oddity
** 'I read Donald Antrim's THE AFTERLIFE with admirationThis must have been a difficult book to write ... but he performs the dance artfully. Formally perfect, filled with grace, wit and the only sort of love that's worth offering * PETER CAREY, Irish Times Books of the Year *
An account of family tragedy lifted by stark beauty and dark humour * INDEPENDENT *
** 'Shocking, hilarious, painful; Louanne, the mammy, is no longer breathing, but she's still there, in every word. A bad ma, but a great, great book * RODDY DOYLE, Irish Times Books of the Year *
** 'A mesmerising, novelistic story of a dysfunctional childhood ... THE AFTERLIFE unfolds with precision, bounded by structural elegance and masterful pacing. It is an intensely personal, admirable act of remembrance; a wry pilgrimage made powerful by the * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
An account of family tragedy lifted by stark beauty and dark humour * INDEPENDENT *
** 'Shocking, hilarious, painful; Louanne, the mammy, is no longer breathing, but she's still there, in every word. A bad ma, but a great, great book * RODDY DOYLE, Irish Times Books of the Year *
** 'A mesmerising, novelistic story of a dysfunctional childhood ... THE AFTERLIFE unfolds with precision, bounded by structural elegance and masterful pacing. It is an intensely personal, admirable act of remembrance; a wry pilgrimage made powerful by the * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
Donald Antrim is an editor (formerly at Little, Brown USA) and highly acclaimed writer, and regularly contributes to the NEW YORKER. He lives in New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349118703 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349118701 |
| Title | The Afterlife |
| Author | Donald Antrim |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2008-05-29 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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