William Kennedy píše o složitých vztazích, které se často odehrávají v prostředí fiktivní irsko-americké rodiny Phelanových. Jeho díla jsou protkaná historickými událostmi Albany a často zahrnují i prvky nadpřirozena. Kennedyho styl je pozoruhodný svým jedinečným hlasem a pronikavým pohledem na lidskou zkušenost.
Putování dou lidí žijících na okraji společnosti - tuláků Francise Phelana a Heleny Archerové - se odehrává v 30. letech 20. století ve městě Albany. Jejich hledání kousíčku štěstí někdy přináší alespoň krabici, ve které je možné se vyspat. Kombinace černé komedie s patosem.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ironweed explores an era of American innocene and corruption in the first novel in his Albany cycle. “The best novel about a criminal legend I've ever read.”—Hunter S. Thompson True to both life and legend, Legs brilliantly evokes the flamboyant career of gangster Jack “Legs” Diamond. Through the equivocal eyes of Diamond’s attorney, Marcus Gorman (who scraps a promising political career for the more elemental excitement of the criminal underworld), we watch as Legs and his showgirl mistress, Kiki Roberts, blaze their gaudy trail across the tabloid pages of the 1920s and 1930s. William Kennedy’s Albany Cycle of novels reflect what he once described as the fusion of his imagination with a single place. A native and longtime resident of Albany, New York, his work moves from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, chronicling family life, the city’s netherworld, and its spheres of power—financial, ethnic, political—often among the Irish-Americans who dominated the city in this period. The novels in his cycle include, Legs, Billy Phelan’s Greatest Game, Ironweed, Quinn’s Book, Very Old Bones, The Flaming Corsage, and Roscoe.
A powerful, impactful, eye-opening journey that explores through the Civil Rights Movement in 1950s-1960s America in spare and evocative verse, with historical photos interspersed throughout.In stunning verse and vivid use of white space, Erica Martin’s debut poetry collection walks readers through the Civil Rights Movement—from the well-documented events that shaped the nation’s treatment of Black people, beginning with the “Separate but Equal” ruling—and introduces lesser-known figures and moments that were just as crucial to the Movement and our nation's centuries-long fight for justice and equality.A poignant, powerful, all-too-timely collection that is both a vital history lesson and much-needed conversation starter in our modern world. Complete with historical photographs, author’s note, chronology of events, research, and sources.
A wide-ranging tour of the field, from its beginnings in nuclear physics to the discovery of quarks to present-day research into string theory, the mystery of antimatter, and the search for the elusive God particle.
But for now, he's happy to do the next best thing: Stay with his aunt in Jackson Hollow, Tennessee, for the summer and perform at the amusement park owned by his idol, country legend Wanda Jean Stubbs.Luke Barnes hates country music.
Orphan Daniel Quinn's narration of his adventure-ridden quest for love and the meaning behind his destiny also portrays the dramatic history of nineteenth-century Albany
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The Flaming Corsage begins in a Manhattan hotel room, where a dramatic incident involving two women and a man escalates into what the tabloids label "The Love Nest Killings of 1908." The central mystery unfolds through the lives of Katrina Taylor and Edward Daugherty. Edward, a first-generation Irish American, aspires to be a playwright, while Katrina, a beautiful and complex Protestant woman, grapples with her feelings about love and mortality. Their passionate connection is marked by Edward's straightforward affection and Katrina's hesitance, influenced by her belief that love is intertwined with death, echoing Baudelaire's sentiments. The narrative shifts between 1884 and 1912, exploring how their lives intertwine with those of others, including their conflicting families, Katrina's lover Francis Phelan, Edward's flirtatious actress Melissa Spencer, the exuberant physician Giles Fitzroy and his wife Felicity, and the cynical journalist Thomas Maginn. A pivotal event, a devastating hotel fire that strikes close to Katrina's family, transforms their relationship into something profoundly different. With masterful storytelling, the author weaves a rich tapestry of interconnected lives, revealing how external forces shape the destinies of Katrina and Edward.
