A Patchwork Planet

Zusatztext "Anne Tyler writes like an angel....One of those books that readers close at the end and recognize the truth they contain." -- USA Today A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK "A perfect gem...Tyler's books get wiser, funnier and richer as they go." -- The Seattle Times "So wonderfully readable that one swallows it in a single gulp...What makes this novel so irresistible is the main character and narrator Barnaby Gaitlin, a 30-year-old misfit, a renegade who is actually a kind-hearted man struggling to find his place in the world." -- Philadelphia Inquirer "If we believe that serious novels are about the search for a true home, then A Patchwork Planet is a novel that repays our always delighted attention." --Carol Shields, The New York Times Book Review "Possesses a tenderness reminscent of Breathing Lessons ...[Tyler] is beloved not just for her three-dimensional Baltimore or her quirkily intimate characters, but also for the small, heroic struggles they encounter in the course of a day." -- The Boston Sunday Globe "Vintage Tyler... A Patchwork Planet tells the heart-tugging story of the sins of the boy being visited on the man." -- Chicago Tribune "Fresh and engaging." -- Time "Filled with insight and compassion, Anne Tyler's 14th novel chronicles a year in the life of a 30-year-old 'loser' named Barnaby Gaitlin....Tyler has crafted a remarkably lovable character, a young man as endearing as Macon Leary, the memorable protagonist of her 1985 bestseller, The Accidental Tourist." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "What resonates throughout the novel is Tyler's gentle wisdom. Her understanding of the complexities of human nature comes across beautifully, making this book a singular treat....She endows the tale of Barnaby's eventual self-discovery and redemption with charm, quiet humor and many bittersweet observations on the meaning of emotional connectedness with those around us, the aging process and the ability we all possess to start afresh." -- The Miami Herald "This could only be Tyler territory, where losers are treated with a tenderness that encourages them to consider winning in the world. In her 14th novel, the persuasive storyteller with the beautiful, unforced style works her familiar ground--family, connection, the quirks of humans--with ease." -- Entertainment Weekly                                                          "A Patchwork Planet is filled with descriptions that summarize an entire way of life in a single image....[Tyler's] genius lies in making quotidian events extraordinarily poignant." -- San Francisco Chronicle "In an uncertain world, it's reassuring to know for an absolute fact that Anne Tyler's next novel (and the one after that and the one after that) will cause me to shiver at truths that I recognize but have never heard voiced, pinch me sharply with its poignancy and catch me off guard with funny moments that make me laugh so hard I have to put the book down until I get a grip on myself. Tyler's 14th novel, A Patchwork Planet, does all that." -- San Diego Union Tribune "ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL: Tyler's many admirers are sure to number this among her very best work....[Her] appealing warmth and flair for eccentric comedy are abundantly displayed in her superb 14th novel." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "It is Tyler's great talent to involve us thoroughly with her characters. With a keen eye for detail and the sense of humanity that she displayed in her 1985 novel The Accidental Tourist , Tyler brilliantly portrays their foibles, their disappointments and their hopes. Barnaby Gaitlin is one of her most sympathetic creations." -- People " A Patchwork Planet , Pulitzer Prize-winning Anne Tyler's 14th novel, finds the black-she...

Product details

• Authors: Anne Tyler
• Publisher: Vintage USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.02.1999
• EAN: 9780449003985
• ISBN: 978-0-449-00398-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Fawcett Book; Fawcett Book
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature