Wild Child: And Other Stories
De (autor): T. C. Boyle
In the title story of this collection, Boyle has created a vivid and original retelling of the story of Victor, the feral boy who was captured running through the forests of Napoleonic France. The tale is a powerful investigation of what it means to be human.
[A] rollicking collection of...good, old-fashioned, funny- suspenseful-head shaking stories. -The New York Times There may be no one better than T.C. Boyle at engaging, shocking, and ultimately gratifying readers while at the same time testing his characters' emotional and physical endurance. The fourteen new stories gathered here display both Boyle's astonishing range and his imaginative muscle. From Wild Child, a retelling of the story of Victor, the feral boy who was captured running naked through the forests of Napoleonic France, to La Conchita, the tale of a catastrophic mudslide that allows a cynic to reclaim his own humanity, these tales are by turns magical and moving, showcasing the mischievous humor and socially conscious sensibility that have made Boyle one of the foremost living masters of the short story.
[A] rollicking collection of...good, old-fashioned, funny- suspenseful-head shaking stories. -The New York Times There may be no one better than T.C. Boyle at engaging, shocking, and ultimately gratifying readers while at the same time testing his characters' emotional and physical endurance. The fourteen new stories gathered here display both Boyle's astonishing range and his imaginative muscle. From Wild Child, a retelling of the story of Victor, the feral boy who was captured running naked through the forests of Napoleonic France, to La Conchita, the tale of a catastrophic mudslide that allows a cynic to reclaim his own humanity, these tales are by turns magical and moving, showcasing the mischievous humor and socially conscious sensibility that have made Boyle one of the foremost living masters of the short story.
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In the title story of this collection, Boyle has created a vivid and original retelling of the story of Victor, the feral boy who was captured running through the forests of Napoleonic France. The tale is a powerful investigation of what it means to be human.
[A] rollicking collection of...good, old-fashioned, funny- suspenseful-head shaking stories. -The New York Times There may be no one better than T.C. Boyle at engaging, shocking, and ultimately gratifying readers while at the same time testing his characters' emotional and physical endurance. The fourteen new stories gathered here display both Boyle's astonishing range and his imaginative muscle. From Wild Child, a retelling of the story of Victor, the feral boy who was captured running naked through the forests of Napoleonic France, to La Conchita, the tale of a catastrophic mudslide that allows a cynic to reclaim his own humanity, these tales are by turns magical and moving, showcasing the mischievous humor and socially conscious sensibility that have made Boyle one of the foremost living masters of the short story.
[A] rollicking collection of...good, old-fashioned, funny- suspenseful-head shaking stories. -The New York Times There may be no one better than T.C. Boyle at engaging, shocking, and ultimately gratifying readers while at the same time testing his characters' emotional and physical endurance. The fourteen new stories gathered here display both Boyle's astonishing range and his imaginative muscle. From Wild Child, a retelling of the story of Victor, the feral boy who was captured running naked through the forests of Napoleonic France, to La Conchita, the tale of a catastrophic mudslide that allows a cynic to reclaim his own humanity, these tales are by turns magical and moving, showcasing the mischievous humor and socially conscious sensibility that have made Boyle one of the foremost living masters of the short story.
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