{"product_id":"brawler-lauren-groff","title":"Brawler (Lauren Groff)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE LATEST SHORT STORY COLLECTION FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eMATRIX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBrawler\u003c\/i\u003e captures a towering talent.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Groff conjures a whole world in each brilliant story.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCLAIRE FULLER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'You'll walk away feeling more connected to other people and with more compassion for yourself.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHARPER'S BAZAAR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Groff reminds us of the myriad human galaxies around us, spinning off brightly into the dark.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMELISSA HARRISON\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRanging from the 1950s to the present day and moving across age, class, and region - from New England to Florida to California - these nine stories reflect and expand upon a single shared theme: the ceaseless battle between the dark and light in all of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong those caught in this match are a young woman suddenly responsible for her disabled sibling; a hot-tempered high school swimmer in need of an adult; a mother blinded by the loss of her family; and a banking scion endowed with a different kind of inheritance. Motivated by love, impeded by human fallibility, they try to do the right thing for as long as they can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrecise, surprising and provocative, anchored by profound insight into human nature, \u003ci\u003eBrawler\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the repeated fracture points between love and fear, compassion and violence, reason and instinct, altruism and survival. It is a timeless, stunning achievement from one of the very best short story writers working today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Lauren Groff\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Her writing has a timeless quality' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eThe Vaster Wilds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Groff's writing is muscular and precise, her themes wildly resonant' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eMatrix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An audacious piece of storytelling, full of passion, wisdom and magic' \u003c\/b\u003eSarah Waters on Matrix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It's as brightly lit as an illuminated manuscript' \u003c\/b\u003eNaomi Alderman on \u003ci\u003eMatrix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of its stories is a bracing read; together they form a masterpiece' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eFlorida\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'She's a writer whose turn of phrase can stop you in your tracks' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eFlorida\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Easily the year's best story collection' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogue \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eFlorida\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eLauren Groff is a three-time National Book Award finalist and the\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of five novels, including \u003ci\u003eFates and Furies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMatrix\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Vaster Wilds\u003c\/i\u003e, and two other story collections, including \u003ci\u003eFlorida\u003c\/i\u003e. Winner of The Story Prize and the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, she has also been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her work regularly appears in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere, and her books have been translated into thirty-six languages. She lives in Gainesville, Florida, where she and her husband own the independent bookstore The Lynx.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Trade paperback (UK), Englisch, 288 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65815685628253,"sku":"K010374823","price":15.6,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/1037482300001A.jpg?v=1788572495","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/brawler-lauren-groff","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}