Most Popular Books by T. Coraghessan Boyle

Mi sono seduto e ho aperto Se il fiume fosse whisky e l''ho finito tutto, poi ho alzato gli occhi e ho scoperto che il mio aereo era partito. T. Coraghessan Boyle è uno degli scrittori piú coinvolgenti, appassionanti, spiritosi, fuori di testa che mi sia capitato di leggere. Ha un unico difetto: può produrre dipendenza. Niccolò Ammaniti

A man falls from a roof whilst spying on his on his beautiful widowed neighbour. A newly married couple seeking enlightenment take a three year vow silence and move to a yurt in Arizona desert. A handsome young man works in real-estate by day, but has a far more sinister profession by night. Giant men are kept in cages to ensure their nightly service to their country. A man develops an unhealthy interest in his recently deceased reclusive rock-star neighbour. And on Christmas day at the San Francisco Zoo a terrible and tragic event occurs.These stories explore the mundane, the devastating, the figurative and the implausible in an enthralling collection.

Un voyage troublant dans une Amérique hantée par le démon de la violence et de la folie. Un roman contemporain et plein de suspense qui offre des pages magistrales sur l''épopée de Colter à travers les terres indiennes. Une plongée dans la psyché américaine à travers la rencontre de trois êtres blessés par la vie et les relations conflictuelles entre un père et son fils. "Un formidable roman sur les obsessions de l''Amérique." Voici "Un roman décapant." Elle "En refermant le livre, on est éberlué, secoué, en état de choc. Du nihilisme comme morale littéraire, avec l''humour pour seul remède." Le Figaro littéraire