{"product_id":"villa-coco-andrew-sean-greer-9780385552783","title":"Villa Coco (Andrew Sean Greer)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER \u003ci\u003e  \u003c\/i\u003eAndrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLess,\u003c\/i\u003e showcases his wit, sophistication, and deep knowledge of focaccia in this tale of a young man who takes an unspecified job with a charismatic elderly Baronessa at her crumbling villa in the Tuscan hills.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily, Lit Hub, Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e No one writing in English is funnier or more charming than Andrew Greer. Every sentence in this novel sings.   David Sedaris, author of \u003ci\u003eHappy-Go-Lucky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e An absolute delight.  Elif Batuman, author of \u003ci\u003eEither\/Or\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Such a \u003ci\u003esunny\u003c\/i\u003e book.  Kate Atkinson, author of \u003ci\u003eShrines of Gaiety\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn aspiring archivist determined to begin a  serious  life after an undistinguished undergraduate career takes up residence in the Italian countryside. Here, he becomes the all-purpose assistant to the Baronessa, known to her friends as Coco, a defiantly youthful and naturally flamboyant woman of ninety-two. Amid a chaotic and colorful milieu of gin-swilling princesses, incomprehensible handymen, roaming boarhunters, nuns, and other local wildlife, our young man does his best to catalog the villa s extensive collection of art and antiques although he notices that things seem to go missing from right under his nose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite himself, he tumbles into an affair with a married man, complicating his future plans considerably. And when the Baronessa loses someone close to her, he becomes an unwitting accomplice in the acceleration of Coco s great and final plan: to locate the love of her life and be reunited before it s too late. Told with the signature wit, charm, and humanity that made \u003ci\u003eLess\u003c\/i\u003e an international phenomenon, \u003ci\u003eVilla Coco\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling, sun-soaked ode to life itself, a meditation on how seriously we ought to take ourselves, and a bawdy Mediterranean ballad about becoming who we ve always wanted to be.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eANDREW SEAN GREER is the bestselling author of seven previous works of fiction, including the Pulitzer Prize winner \u003ci\u003eLess\u003c\/i\u003e and its companion, \u003ci\u003eLess Is Lost\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in San Francisco and Venice, Italy.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 288 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65813813363037,"sku":"K010771328","price":15.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/1077132800001A.jpg?v=1788543105","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/villa-coco-andrew-sean-greer-9780385552783","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}