David Vann

Halibut on the Moon (eBook, ePUB)

A Novel

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"[An] affecting novel of a man grappling with deep depression...A moving portrait of a family dealing with loss before it happens."- Kirkus Reviews Middle-aged and deeply depressed, Jim arrives in California from Alaska and surrenders himself to the care of his brother Gary, who intends to watch over him. Swinging unpredictably from manic highs to extreme lows, Jim wanders ghost-like through the remains of his old life, attempting to find meaning in his tattered relationships with family and friends. As sessions with his therapist become increasingly combative and his connections to others seem ever more tenuous, Jim is propelled forward by his thoughts, which have the potential to lead him, despairingly, to his end. From the international bestselling, award-winning author of Aquarium, Halibut on the Moonis a searing exploration of a man held captive by the dark logic of depression and struggling mightily to wrench himself free. In vivid and haunting prose, Vann offers us an aching portrait of a mind in peril, searching desperately for some hope of redemption.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Grove Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780802146809
• Artikelnr.: 55323879

Autorenporträt

David Vann is an internationally bestselling author whose works have been published in twenty-three languages, won fourteen prizes, and have appeared on eighty-three "Best Books" lists. A former Guggenheim fellow, he is currently a professor at the University of Warwick in England as well as an honorary professor at the University of Franche-Comté in France.George Newbern has appeared in Father of the Bride, Father of the Bride II, Evening Star, Adventures in Babysitting, and many other films. On television, he has had roles on Scandal, Friends, Nip/Tuck, Hot in Cleveland, CSI, and more. He is also known for providing the voice of Superman in Justice League and for narrating audiobooks.

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Praise for Halibut on the Moon
One of The Listener's Best Books of 2019

"Raw and heartbreaking... Generously sharing a poignant, powerful story, Vann's evocative words help us understand the erratic and illogical thinking associated with mental illness."-San Francisco Examiner

"Vann is an extraordinary writer."-Sydney Morning Herald

"Vann's unrelentingly harrowing descriptions of Jim's depressive state recalls David Foster Wallace's darkest moments. Mixing beautiful prose with unremitting bleakness, this difficult, deeply moving work will affect all who read it."-Booklist

"Affecting... A moving portrait of a family dealing with loss before it happens and of the harrowing ways depression can disrupt countless lives."-Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Aquarium
"Vann's provocative prose is filled with a sense of wonder and beauty, even when the lives he describes are tragic."-Los Angeles Times

"Elegantly written and fiercely imagined...at times, this is a painful novel, but its beauty propels it toward redemption."-Chicago Tribune

"A coming-of-age story that explores the limits of love and forgiveness. Vann submerges you so deeply in Caitlin's world, you'll be gasping for breath when you finally surface."-Entertainment Weekly

"David Vann's work has a spare, parable-like quality...[he] writes with deft control and a gift for prose propelled as effortlessly as a school of fish."-Financial Times