O Brother

AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE A GUARDIAN BEST MEMOIR OF 2023 A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023 John Niven''s little brother Gary was fearless, popular, stubborn, handsome, hilarious and sometimes terrifying. After years of chaotic struggle against the world took his own life at the age of 42. Tracking the lives of two brothers in changing times - from illicit cans of lager in 70s sitting rooms to ecstasy in 90s raves - O Brother is a tender, affecting and often uproariously funny story. It is about the bonds of family and how we try to keep the best of those we lose alive. It is about black sheep and what it takes to break the ties that bind. Fundamentally it is about how families survive suicide, ''that last cry, from the saddest outpost.''

Résumé

An instant Sunday Times bestseller, O Brother is by turns heart-breaking and hilarious - evoking a working-class childhood of the 1970-80s and trying to answer the questions that often haunt the survivors of suicide

Commentaire

Vivid, visceral, brilliantly funny in places, dispensing sharp punches to the gut in others . . . [O Brother] made me sob more than once, and I suspect it will do the same to you Guardian

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: John Niven, Niven John
• Edition: Canongate Books
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Poche format B
• Sortie: 01.06.2024
• EAN: 9781805303343
• ISBN: 978-1-80530-334-3
• Pages: 384
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 23 mm
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Livres de conseils > Psychologie, quotidien > Développement personnel; European History, Scotland, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Death, Grief, Bereavement, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Siblings, Coping with death & bereavement, Illness & addiction: social aspects, British & Irish history, c 1970 to c 1979, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, c 1980 to c 1989, Coping with / advice about death and bereavement