Horse heaven

av Jane Smiley (forfatter).

Faber & Faber 2000 Heftet

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Denne romanen tar leseren med inn i et internasjonalt veddeløpsmiljø. Her møter vi hestegale jenter, nervøse jockey'er, avlsdyr i milliardklassen, gamblere, hederlige og uhederlige trenere, og her møter vi også hestene selv fra de foreldreløse unghoppene til Justa Bob, den enkle brune hesten som alltid vinner med en neselengde.

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'It's not true,' says a character in Jane Smiley's funny, passionate and brilliant new novel, 'that anything can happen at the racetrack,' but many astonishing and affecting things to do - and in Horse Heaven the universe of horse racing - passionate, cold-hearted, pure, corrupt - is woven into a marvellous tapestry of joy and love, chicanery, folly, greed and reckless courage. Spanning two years on the circuit, from Kentucky and California to New York and paris, Horse Heaven puts us among trainers and track brats, horse-obsessed girls, nervy jockeys, billionaire breeders and restless track wives. Here is the trainer of dazzling integrity and his opposite, a wicked prince of the track headed for still another terrible swindle; here are the gamblers and hangers-on. And, in an amazing feat of imagination, here are the horses themselves - from the filly orphaned at birth to Justa Bob, the plain brown horse who always wins by a nose, a lovable 'claimer' who passes from owner to owner on a heart-wrenching journey down from the winner's circle; and the beautiful Mr T, raced in France and rescued in Texas, who is discovered to have some unusual and amazing talents. The strange, compelling and mysterious universe of horse racing has never before been depicted with such verve and originality, such tenderness and exuberance. Jane Smiley is the author of nine mysterious works of fiction, including The Age of Grief, The Greenlanders, Ordinary Love & Good Will, A Thousand Acres (for which she was awarded the Pulizer Prize) and Moo. She lives in northern California.

Bokdetaljer

Forlag Faber & Faber

Utgivelsesår 2000

Format Heftet

ISBN13 9780571205554

EAN 9780571205554

Språk Engelsk

Sider 561

Utgave 1

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