The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai The Carnegie Medal-winning novel of hope and heartbreak amidst the AIDs crisis, for fans of A Little Life and The Lacuna. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDALFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDSWINNER OF THE STONEWALL BOOK AWARD - BARBARA GITTINGS LITERATURE AWARDFINALIST FOR THE LA TIMES FICTION AWARDStirring, spellbinding and full of life Tea Obreht, New York Times bestselling author of THE TIGERS WIFEIn 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup: bringing an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDs epidemic grows around him. One by one, his friends are dying and after his friend Nicos funeral, he finds his partner is infected, and that he might even have the virus himself. The only person he has left is Fiona, Nicos little sister.Thirty years later, Fiona is in Paris tracking down her estranged daughter who disappeared into a cult. While staying with an old friend, a famous photographer who documented the Chicago epidemic, she finds herself finally grappling with the devastating ways the AIDS crisis affected her life and her relationship with her daughter. Yale and Fionas stories unfold in incredibly moving and sometimes surprising ways, as both struggle to find goodness in the face of disaster. Flap Focused on a group of friends, lovers, and family outcasts, the book highlights the way tragic illness shifts the courses of peoples lives - and how its touch forever lingers on those left behind Harpers Bazaar Set in Chicago in 1984 and Paris in 2015, The Great Believers is a story of how love can both rescue and destroy us, a thrilling, addictive novel full of characters whom the reader comes to know as friends, colleagues and lovers. Makkai has created a moving story about Chicago and Paris, the past and present, the young men lost to AIDS and the ones who survived. And just as her novel evokes arts power to commemorate the departed, The Great Believers is itself a poignant work of memoir Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer-prize winning author of The Sympathizer This expansive, huge-hearted novel conveys the scale of the trauma that was the early AIDS crisis, and conveys, too, the scale of the anger and love that rose up to meet it . . . I loved this book Garth Greenwell author of What Belongs to You Author Biography Rebecca Makkai is the author of two novels and a collection of short stories. Her work has appeared in The Best American Short Stories, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, Best American Fantasy, Harpers, Tin House, Ploughshares, Iowa Review, Indiana Review, Michigan Quarterly Review and New England Review, among others. She lives outside Chicago with her husband and two daughters. Review Stirring, spellbinding and full of lifeThis expansive, huge-hearted novel conveys the scale of the trauma that was the early AIDS crisis, and conveys, too, the scale of the anger and love that rose up to meet it. Makkai shows us characters who are devastated but not defeated, who remain devoted, in the face of death, to friendship and desire and joyful, irrepressible life. I loved this bookWell imagined, intricately plotted, and deeply felt, both humane and human Prizes Winner of LA Times Book Prize for Fiction 2019 (UK) Short-listed for American National Book Award for Fiction 2018 (UK) Long-listed for Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction 2019 (UK) Long Description WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS WINNER OF THE STONEWALL BOOK AWARD - BARBARA GITTINGS LITERATURE AWARD FINALIST FOR THE LA TIMES FICTION AWARD Stirring, spellbinding and full of life Tea Obreht, New York Times bestselling author of THE TIGERS WIFE In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup: bringing an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDs epidemic grows around him. One by one, his friends are dying and after his friend Nicos funeral, he finds his partner is infected, and that he might even have the virus himself. The only person he has left is Fiona, Nicos little sister.Thirty years later, Fiona is in Paris tracking down her estranged daughter who disappeared into a cult. While staying with an old friend, a famous photographer who documented the Chicago epidemic, she finds herself finally grappling with the devastating ways the AIDS crisis affected her life and her relationship with her daughter. Yale and Fionas stories unfold in incredibly moving and sometimes surprising ways, as both struggle to find goodness in the face of disaster. Review Quote Stylish and ambitious . . . a deeply affecting novel that is full of death, yet simultaneously spirited and hopeful about love and life Promotional "Headline" The Carnegie Medal-winning novel of hope and heartbreak amidst the AIDs crisis, for fans of A Little Life and The Lacuna . Details ISBN0708899129 Author Rebecca Makkai Publisher Little, Brown Book Group Year 2019 ISBN-10 0708899129 ISBN-13 9780708899120 Format Paperback Imprint Fleet Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 528 DEWEY 813.6 Language English UK Release Date 2019-06-06 Publication Date 2019-06-06 Audience General AU Release Date 2019-04-22 NZ Release Date 2019-04-22 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:124330529;

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