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Informationen zum Autor William Maxwell was born in Illinois in 1908. He was the author of a distinguished body of work: six novels, three short story collections, an autobiographical memoir and a collection of literary essays and reviews. A New Yorker editor for forty years, he helped to shape the prose and careers of John Updike, John Cheever, John O'Hara and Eudora Welty. So Long, See You Tomorrow won the American Book Award, and he received the PEN/Malamud Award. He died in New York in 2000. Klappentext 'A masterpiece, a perfect book' David Nicholls Discover this unmissable modern classic where the fragile friendship between two teenage boys has devastating consequences that echo throughout the years. **AS SEEN ON BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS** WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ANN PATCHETT Away from the quiet farmlands of Illinois, two lonely teenagers - bound by the burden of their home lives - forge a delicate friendship. But when jealousy ignites in one of their families, it leads to unthinkable tragedy, and severs the two boys' bond forever. Fifty years later, haunted by the past, the narrator seeks to piece together those harrowing events and find redemption for a lifetime of regret. So Long, See You Tomorrow is a haunting exploration of memory, loss, and the enduring quest for forgiveness. 'A mosaic of human emotion, a singular and spectacular work of art' Ann Patchett 'One of the great books of our age' Michael Ondaatje Zusammenfassung Discover this extraordinary and beautiful novel from one of America's greatest novelists. In rural Illinois two tenant farmers share much, finally too much, until jealously leads to murder and suicide.
