Apex Hides the Hurt - A Novel
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| Verlag | Penguin Random House |
| Auflage | 2007 |
| Seiten | 224 |
| Format | 20,5 cm |
| Gewicht | 208 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 1400031265 |
| EAN | 9781400031269 |
| Bestell-Nr | 40003126UA |
This New York Times Notable Book from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Underground Railroad is a brisk, comic tour de force about identity, history, and the adhesive bandage industry.
The town of Winthrop has decided it needs a new name. The resident software millionaire wants to call it New Prospera; the mayor wants to return to the original choice of the founding black settlers; and the town's aristocracy sees no reason to change the name at all. What they need, they realize, is a nomenclature consultant. And, it turns out, the consultant needs them. But in a culture overwhelmed by marketing, the name is everything and our hero's efforts may result in not just a new name for the town but a new and subtler truth about it as well.
Rezension:
"Wickedly funny. . . . Whitehead is making a strong case for a new name of his own: that of the best of the new generation of American novelists." -The Boston Globe
"A brilliant, witty, and subtle novel, written in a most engaging style, with tremendous aptness of language and command of plot."
-The New York Review of Books
"Terrific. . . . Inspired. . . . Engaging, exuding energy. . . . Will have you nodding in wonder." -The Miami Herald
"Dazzling. . . . Gorgeous, expertly crafted sentences. . . . An eloquent novel about racial identity in America." -Newsweek
"Brilliant. . . . Exhilarating. . . . What keeps you reading this critique of language is its language, and our perverse delight in the ingenious abuse of words." -The New York Times
