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Zusatztext Ford really excels in his virtuoso command of narrative suspense ... each part of Canada is superb in its own way ... [Ford is] a serious artist Informationen zum Autor Richard Ford was born in Jackson, Mississippi in 1944. He has published seven novels and three collections of stories, including The Sportswriter , Independence Day , A Multitude of Sins, The Lay of the Land and, most recently, Canada . Independence Day was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the first time the same book had won both prizes. Canada was awarded the Prix Femina du livre etranger in France in 2013. Richard Ford lives in Maine with his wife, Kristina Ford. Klappentext First, I'll tell about the robbery our parents committed. Then about the murders, which happened later. It was more bad instincts and bad luck that lead to Dell Parsons' parents robbing a bank. They weren't reckless people, but in an instant, their actions alter fifteen-year-old Dell's sense of normal life forever. In the days that follow, he is saved before the authorities think to arrive. Driving across Montana, his life hurtles towards the unknown; a hotel in a deserted town, the violent and enigmatic Arthur Remlinger, and towards Canada itself. But, as Dell discovers, in this new world of secrets and upheaval, he is not the only one whose past lies on the other side of the border.Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Ford's masterpiece Zusammenfassung First! I'll tell about the robbery our parents committed. Then about the murders! which happened later. It was more bad instincts and bad luck that lead to Dell Parsons' parents robbing a bank. They weren't reckless people! but in an instant! their actions alter fifteen-year-old Dell's sense of normal life forever. In the days that follow! he is saved before the authorities think to arrive. Driving across Montana! his life hurtles towards the unknown; a hotel in a deserted town! the violent and enigmatic Arthur Remlinger! and towards Canada itself. But! as Dell discovers! in this new world of secrets and upheaval! he is not the only one whose past lies on the other side of the border. ...
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A vast, magnificent canvas. This is one of the first great novels of the 21st century John Banville Guardian
