Nick Tosches byl americký novinář, romanopisec, životopisec a básník, jehož dílo se vyznačovalo hlubokým vhledem do americké kultury a historie. Jeho próza často zkoumala temnější stránky života s pozoruhodnou energií a stylem. Toschesův pohled na rock and roll a jeho ikony byl revoluční a dodnes ovlivňuje způsob, jakým o nich přemýšlíme. Byl mistrem vyprávění, který dokázal vtáhnout čtenáře do svých příběhů i esejí.
This is the sprawling biography of Arnold Rothstein, a mythical New Yorker who was the inspiration for Meyer Wolfsheim in The Great Gatsby and Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls. Rothstein was also rumored to be the mastermind of the Black Sox scandal, the fixing of the 1919 World Series.
A raw and blazing novel by a "brain-searingly dangerous man of letters" (Anthony Bourdain). Nick, an aging New Yorker and writer, feels life slipping away in a world gone to hell. Disillusioned, he can’t even enjoy a glass of champagne until one night he meets a captivating young woman who comes to his apartment. Their encounter is extraordinarily transformative, awakening uncontrollable, primordial desires that lead him into a realm of forbidden ecstasy—both sexual and spiritual. Suddenly, Nick feels alive, strong, and liberated from earthly morality, indulging in pleasures that range from the exquisite taste of a perfect tomato to the sensual beauty of a woman's thigh. However, his quest to maintain this rapture spirals into a madness darker than he ever imagined. Writing in the tradition of literary greats like Dante and Hunter S. Thompson, Nick Tosches emerges as America’s last true literary outlaw, unflinchingly exploring our deepest truths and desires, from the basest to the most beautiful. This outrageous and disturbing novel is a brilliant exploration of the human experience, challenging readers to confront their own perilous truths.
Edition bilingue anglais-français. Un livre patchwork rempli du souffle de lieux défunts, de caniveaux qui traversent le paradis, de dieux hantés par la folie. Un recueil de poèmes suivi d'une nouvelle.
In La mano di Dante si intrecciano due piani temporali, due registi stilistici, due "mondi" completamente diversi. Da una parte abbiamo una storia molto "noir" in cui uno scrittore abbastanza male in arnese e di scarsa moralità di nome Nick Tosches, appassionato lettore e cultore di Dante, viene assoldato da un potente boss mafioso che con l'aiuto di un gruppo di gangster e killer, è entrato in possesso di un manoscritto che potrebbe essere l'originale della Divina Commedia. L'altra storia che continuamente si interseca con la precedente ha per protagonista Dante Alighieri che non riesce a procedere nella stesura della Commedia.
Die legendäre Biographie von Nick Tosches zum 10. Todestag des großen Entertainers Wer war dieser Dean Martin, der Star im Scheinwerferlicht? Wie kein anderer wagt Nick Tosches in Dino einen Blick hinter die glitzernde Kulisse der amerikanischen Unterhaltungsindustrie und des berühmt-berüchtigten Rat Packs. Dean Martin war in den fünfziger und sechziger Jahren eine der schillerndsten Figuren der amerikanischen Unterhaltungsbranche, berühmt für seine Songs, seine Filme und seinen Lebensstil. Mit Frank Sinatra und Sammy Davis Jr. bildete er das berühmte »Rat Pack« – ein Männertrio mit Kontakten zur Unterwelt und einem Hang zu Exzessen. Bis zu seinem Tod 1995 arbeitete Dean Martin als Nachtclubsänger und Fernsehunterhalter. Nick Tosches hat in seiner unverblümten aber gründlich recherchierten Biografie allerhand wenig bis unbekannte Fakten ans Tageslicht befördert, die das Leben des Showstars und seiner Umwelt abseits des Spotlights einfangen und manche schockierende Tatsachen zum Vorschein bringen.
Newsday has said that Nick Tosches "casts brilliant black light." The San Diego Reader has said that "Tosches's best sentences uncoil like rattlesnakes and strike with a venom that spreads poison through all the little Sunday-school ideas you've held dear." And Rolling Stone has said that "Tosches can write like a wild rockabilly raveup. He can be elegant as a slow blues." The Nick Tosches Reader is the author's own selection of his best work over the past thirty years, including fiction, poetry, interviews, rock writing, investigative journalism, and criticism. First published in major magazines, obscure underground periodicals, and his own best-selling books, many of these selections deal with rock 'n' roll and cultural icons—but there are also pieces on everything from William Faulkner to organized crime to heavyweight boxing, including the Vanity Fair feature that gave rise to Tosches's major new book on Sonny Liston, published by Little, Brown. Here is "a unique and darkly impressionistic cultural history" of the last three decades as only Nick Tosches could write it.
Louie est un petit rang, qui entretient des rapports difficiles avec sa maîtresse. Sa seule lumière, c'est son grand-oncle Giovanni, une gloire locale de la mafia new-yorkaise, spécialisée dans les arnaques à la loterie. Giovanni a une nouvelle idée d'arnaque, un plan pour détourner plusieurs millions de dollars à la loterie d'État. L'ennui c'est que plus le gâteau est gros, plus les rats sont nombreux...
The narrative explores the tumultuous life of Jerry Lee, who navigates a legacy marked by both courage and chaos. His early rise to fame began at fourteen, culminating in the hit "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" at twenty-one. However, personal scandals, including his controversial marriage to his cousin, jeopardized his career. Despite numerous setbacks, Jerry Lee's relentless spirit leads him to reinvent himself as a country star, only to repeatedly confront his struggles with addiction and fame over the ensuing decades.
