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The Emperor's Children

By Claire Tomalin, Claire Messud

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| Hardcover | 9780307264190

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Book Description

자신에게 명성을 안겨줄 근사한 아이디어에 늘 목말라하는 방송 PD Danielle, 유명인의 딸이자 부유한 저널리스트인 Marina, 매력적인 프리랜서 서평 작가 Julius, 세 주인공이 펼치는 성공과 삶의 의미를 향한 치열한 이야기. 이들의 사회적 교류와 가족사가 겹쳐지면서 흥미로움을 더해간다.

특정 시간과 공간에 대한 섬세한 초상화이자, 단 하루에 일어난 일이 어떻게 모든 것을 영원히 바꾸어 놓을 수 있는 지에 대한 강렬한 소묘이다.

Edward St. Aubyn 의 Mother's Milk: A Novel 와 함께 2006년 부커상을 공동 수상했다.

From a writer "of near-miraculous perfection" (The New York Times Book Review) and "a literary intelligence far surpassing most other writers of her generation" (San Francisco Chronicle), The Emperor's Children is a dazzling, masterful novel about the intersections in the lives of three friends, now on the cusp of their thirties, making their way-and not-in New York City. There is beautiful, sophisticated Marina Thwaite-an "It" girl finishing her first book; the daughter ofMurray Thwaite,celebratedintellectual andjournalist-and her two closest friends from Brown, Danielle, a quietly appealing television producer, and Julius, acash-strapped freelance critic. The delicious complications that arise among them become dangerous when Murray's nephew, Frederick "Bootie" Tubb, an idealistic college dropout determined to make his mark, comes to town. As the skies darken, it is Bootie's unexpected decisions-and their stunning, heartbreaking outcome-that will change each of their lives forever. A richly drawn, brilliantly observed novel of fate and fortune-of innocence and experience, seduction and self-invention; of ambition, including literary ambition; of glamour, disaster, and promise-The Emperor's Children is a tour de force that brings to life a city, a generation, and the way we live in this moment. [예스24 제공]

Critics

Point of collapse

The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud 431pp, Picador, £14.99 Claire Messud's novel has a lot to live up to - not merely due to its inclusion on the Booker longlist, let alone its imposing size, but because a glance at the first line of the cover (" ... (read full critics)

guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

The Emperor's Children By Claire Messud

The main characters in Claire Messud's new novel are awful people, but such is the writer's skill and empathy in presenting them that you stick with them anyway. The setting is mostly Manhattan in the months before September 11, 2001 an era that seem ... (read full critics)

bookpage published on Wed, 15 Sep 2010

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2 Reviews

The Emperor's children

In MAnhattan three thirty-years old friends are seeking their fortunes. But the arrival of a cousin of one of them forces them to confront their desires and expectations. Thick book, very involving, well written.

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Phoenix08 Fiamma said on Jun 28, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

I hate to abandon a book, but this had several dull characters and the storyline skipped around too much for my taste. I just don't have it in me to force myself to finish it!

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Jamie Gemuend767 said on Oct 4, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback