Lauren Groffová zkoumá složité aspekty lidské zkušenosti prostřednictvím poutavého a sugestivního psaní. Její díla se vyznačují hlubokým psychologickým vhledem a pronikavým pozorováním světa kolem nás. Groffová mistrně spřádá narativy, které čtenáře vtáhnou do bohatě vykreslených světů a nejednoznačných morálních krajin. Její styl je zároveň lyrický i přímý, což jí umožňuje zachytit syrovou krásu i drsnou realitu života.
Celebrated author Lauren Groff curates a collection of the year's finest short stories, showcasing a diverse array of voices and styles. This anthology highlights exceptional narratives that reflect contemporary themes and powerful storytelling. With selections that resonate with readers, the compilation serves as a testament to the art of short fiction, making it a must-read for enthusiasts of the genre.
Bohaterkami opowiadań w tym debiutanckim zbiorze są fascynujące kobiety, które stają w obliczu niespodziewanych wydarzeń i są zaplątane w wir historii. Wśród nich znajduje się dziewczyna z farmy zakochana w bogatym playboyu, adwokatka, która poświęca karierę na rzecz dzieci i zaczyna kurs twórczego pisania, oraz dziennikarka uciekająca z wojennego Paryża na prowincję. Siedemnastoletnia pływaczka pragnie wyrwać się z małego miasteczka, a mażoretka z Pensylwanii szuka miejsca w męskim świecie. Opowieści te ukazują ludzi pozornie bezsilnych, którzy potrafią zmieniać otaczający ich świat. Zbiór łączy motyw metamorfozy bohaterów oraz ich otoczenia, utraconych iluzji i często niespodziewanego szczęścia lub tragedii. To wielokrotnie nagradzane opowiadania autorki, mistrzyni krótkiej formy, której twórczość rozgrywa się w różnych okresach XX wieku, nie tylko w Stanach Zjednoczonych, ale także we Francji i Argentynie. Groff potrafi pisać w sposób subtelny i precyzyjny, tworząc portrety odważnych kobiet. Jej proza jest doskonała, a niektóre historie, jak ta o dziennikarzach uciekających z okupowanego Paryża, są wyjątkowe.
Rediscover the masterful stories of a midcentury artist whose multifaceted portraits of women were generations ahead of her time “A stunning, crystalline collection.” —Vogue Nancy Hale was considered one of the preeminent short story artists of her era, a prolific writer whose long association with The New Yorker rivaled that of her contemporary John Cheever. But few readers today will recognize her name. Acclaimed author Lauren Groff has selected twenty-five of Hale's best stories, presented here in the first career-spanning edition of this astonishingly gifted writer's work. These stories seem ahead of their time in their depiction of women--complicated characters, sometimes fragile, possibly wicked, often remarkable in their apparent ordinariness, from an adolescent girl in Connecticut driven into delirium over her burgeoning sexuality in "Midsummer," to a twenty-something New Yorker experiencing culture shock during a visit to a friend's house in Virginia in "That Woman," to a New England widow in search of alcohol while babysitting her grandson in "Flotsam." Other stories touch on memories of childhood, the intense trauma of electroshock therapy, and the spectre of white supremacy. Haunting, vivid, and subversive in the best sense, Where the Light Falls is nothing less than a major literary rediscovery.
The other side of Gatsby: rediscover this sensational bestseller that unveiled the Jazz Age from the flappers' perspective Ranging from posh Beacon Hill to go-go New York City to stately Virginia, a sweeping coming-of-age story of three women's lives, loves, and ambitions in the 1920s, '30s and '40s An uncompromising literary portrait of the interior lives of women, The Prodigal Women was an explosive hit when published in 1942, the scent of scandal propelling it to the bestseller list. It tells the intertwined stories of Leda March, a lonely New England schoolgirl, and Betsy and Maizie Jekyll, daughters of a transplanted Virginia clan who upend Boston society, tracing their friendship from adolescence into adulthood, through childhood bullying, a string of abusive marriages, dangerous liaisons, botched abortions, and feminist awakenings, with Leda ultimately turning her back on love and desire and embracing her own mysterious inner strength. Fascinating and gripping, The Prodigal Women was a crucial influence on such later works as Mary McCarthy’s The Group and Jacqueline Susann‘s Valley of the Dolls, and it remains powerfully resonant today.
FROM THE THREE-TIME NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FATES AND FURIES AND MATRIX Part of a loose trilogy based on the end of empire, The Vaster Wilds is the story of a young girl who is servant to a minister and his young mistress, and in charge of their young daughter Bess. On an epic voyage across the Atlantic, ship-wrecked, far from home and fighting for survival, the protagonist of Lauren Groff's extraordinary new novel must endure but also find meaning in the journey. PRAISE FOR MATRIX- 'Lush, gripping and ferocious' MADELINE MILLER 'An audacious piece of storytelling, full of passion, wisdom and magic' SARAH WATERS 'A gorgeous, sensual, addictive read' SARA COLLINS
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS AN OBAMA'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Gorgeous, sensual, addictive' SARA COLLINS 'Brightly lit' NAOMI ALDERMAN Born from a long line of female warriors and crusaders, yet too coarse for courtly life, Marie de France is cast from the royal court and sent to Angleterre to take up her new duty as the prioress of an impoverished abbey. Lauren Groff's modern masterpiece is about the establishment of a female utopia. 'A propulsive, captivating read' BRIT BENNETT 'Fascinating, beguiling, vivid' MARIAN KEYES 'A dazzlingly clever tale' THE TIMES 'A thrillingly vivid, adventurous story about women and power that will blow readers' minds. Left me gasping' EMMA DONOGHUE
In these vigorous stories, Lauren Groff brings her electric storytelling to a world in which storms, snakes and sinkholes lurk at the edge of everyday life, but the greater threats are of a human, emotional and psychological nature. Among those navigating it all are a resourceful pair of abandoned sisters; a lonely boy, grown up; a restless, childless couple; a searching, homeless woman; and an unforgettable conflicted wife and mother. The stories in these collection span characters, towns, even centuries but Florida - its landscape, climate, history and state of mind - becomes the gravitational centre. With shocking accuracy, Groff pinpoints the connections behind human pleasure and pain, hope and despair, love and fury - the moments that make us alive -- Contracubierta.
Nikdy si nezačněte myslet, že někoho opravdu znáte. I když s ním žijete dvacet let. Každý příběh má dvě strany. A někdy se ukáže, že klíčem k dobrému manželství není způsobilost říkat pravdu, ale schopnost udržet tajemství. Ve svém nejnovějším románu, bohatém a mnohovrstevnatém, přináší Lauren Groff příběh o jednom takovém manželství, zachyceném v průběhu dvaceti čtyř let. Lottovi a Mathilde bylo dvaadvacet, když se vzali. Byli krásní, bláznivě zamilovaní a předurčeni k úspěchu. O deset let později je jejich manželství ještě stále předmětem závisti přátel, ale pozorný čtenář už s lehkým mrazením začíná cítit, že skutečnost je mnohem složitější, problémy hlubší a minulost temnější, než by se mohlo na první pohled zdát.
FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FATES AND FURIESIn the fields of western New York State in the 1970s, on the grounds of a decaying mansion called Arcadia House, a few dozen idealists set out to live off the land. He needs to find a way to live in the world beyond Arcadia, but can he let go of the past to forge a new start?
