Famous American writers and their works author:
Famous American writers and their works
author: Anna Khodyreva 4 BV
JONATHAN FRANZEN Franzen is called one of the most important writers in modern
JONATHAN FRANZEN
Franzen is called one of the most important writers in modern America. It returns the reader to the form of a large novel, ignoring that it is not very fashionable now. To understand Franzen a little, it's worth knowing that He chooses Faulkner over Hemingway, admires Tolstoy, and proudly considers Nabokov an American writer. For the novel "Amendments", Jonathan Franzen received the most prestigious National book award.
His Great American novel Of course, this is "Sinlessness"
His Great American novel
Of course, this is "Sinlessness". Odyssey of a young girl named purity, who did not know her father and tries to find him. The Internet libertarian Andreas wolf, the independent journalist Tom Aberant, and the paranoid mother Anabel help and hinder her search.
Other important books by Franzen "Amendments" -
Other important books by Franzen
"Amendments" - America, 1990. The Lambert family, whose head suffers from Parkinson's disease, gets together for Christmas to unwittingly arrange the usual family showdown.
"Freedom" - America, already in the 2000s, behind 9/11. Walter and Patti Berglund are trying to save their marriage and reflect in search of freedom.
DON DELILLO The famous critic Harold bloom called don
DON DELILLO
The famous critic Harold bloom called don Delillo one of the most important American writers of his time, along with Pynchon, Roth and McCarthy.In his youth, he read a lot of Faulkner and Hemingway (usually they are opposed to each other), started writing to avoid working, and eventually became a famous postmodern writer. Don Delillo was a resounding success with his novel White noise, which won the 1985 national book award.
His Great American novel This role is claimed by the novel "Libra"
His Great American novel
This role is claimed by the novel "Libra". This book is about "seven seconds that broke America's back" - the Kennedy assassination. The book tells the stories of Lee Harvey Oswald, CIA agents who planned a fake assassination attempt on JFK (conspiracy!) and archivist Nicholas Branch, who studies murder.
Other important Delillo books "White noise" - a satirical story about a
Other important Delillo books
"White noise" - a satirical story about a Professor of Hitler studies, who is terribly afraid of death, and even exposure in his" scientific " discipline. Delillo's sights also include TV, religion, supermarkets, etc.
"Falling" is one of the first attempts in American literature to make sense of the tragedy of 9/11. the Hero sees the towers fall, and is forced to live with this disastrous experience.
CORMAC MCCARTHY Thanks to McCarthy,
CORMAC MCCARTHY
Thanks to McCarthy, Javier Bardem played one of his best roles – the psychopath Anton chigura in the Coen brothers ' Thriller "old People don't belong here". McCarthy, of course, wrote a novel of the same name. Seriously, Cormac McCarthy is one of America's most venerable writers, often referred to as Faulkner's heir.His books are included in a variety of top 100 best novels in English. McCarthy won a Pulitzer prize for" the Road." The novel "Horses, horses" was awarded the National book award and the national book critics ' award.
His Great American novel "Blood
His Great American novel
"Blood Meridian" – a brutal story of a teenager who joined a gang of thugs on the us-Mexico border. War against all: the Indians, the Mexicans, the Rangers, each other. A harsh novel about the nature of violence.
Other important McCarthy books "Coney,
Other important McCarthy books
"Coney, Coney" is supposed to be a novel about a young cowboy who rushed to Mexico from West Texas after the death of his grandfather. In fact, the book is about growing up and testing the spirit.
"The road – is a hopeless post-apocalyptic. Father and son try to cross the former America destroyed by the cataclysm to reach the sea.
MICHAEL CHABON Scheibon is equally good at psychological novels, detective stories, science fiction – all this he turns into a unique intellectual prose
MICHAEL CHABON
Scheibon is equally good at psychological novels, detective stories, science fiction – all this he turns into a unique intellectual prose. The novels "secrets of Pittsburgh" (the first) and " Prodigies "(the second) were adapted into films, and it is a pity that this has not yet happened with"the Adventures of Cavalier and Clay".Michael Scheibon invented a Jewish colony in Alaska and won two major science fiction awards, Hugo and Nebula, for the novel "Union of Jewish policemen". A novel about the Cavalier and Clay won him a well-deserved Pulitzer prize and the PEN/Faulkner American literary award. Yes, Scheibon also had a hand in the movie "spider-Man 2", becoming a screenwriter.
His Great American novel The incredible adventures of
His Great American novel
The incredible adventures of Cavalier and Clay is a novel about the American dream that the characters are trying to achieve. Joseph Knight flees from the Nazis in a coffin with the Golem, his cousin Sammy draws comics in new York. Two geeks come up with a hand-drawn Escapist hero who fights Hitler, and begin conquering America's comic book industry.
Other important books SABONA "Union of
Other important books SABONA
"Union of Jewish policemen – - inseparable friends, detectives Meir Landsman and Berko Shemets, investigate the murder of a famous chess player. The case takes place in Jewish Alaska.
"Moonlight" – memories of his grandfather SABONA, turned into literature. The main character participates in world war II, hunts for German rocket scientists and Werner von Braun, collaborates with NASA, falls in love with a Jewish girl... A very personal book SABONA.
STEPHEN KING In his books, Stephen king takes a close look at the nature of the average person, which is not always attractive
STEPHEN KING
In his books, Stephen king takes a close look at the nature of the average person, which is not always attractive. And if you want to think of him as a writer in the horror genre, you run the risk of following the not-so-smart stereotype.It is simply pointless to list all of king's awards and achievements, there are too many of them. Let's just say that in 2003, he received the medal for outstanding contribution to American literature (the US national book award).
His Great American novel "Hearts in
His Great American novel
"Hearts in Atlantis" is a poignant book, deliberately assembled from stories-fragments. The girl whom the hero of the first story saves from hooligans grows up to be a rebellious student. She appears in the novel's second novel, the most "American", where king described the student campus of the 1970s, the lives of young Americans, and the protests against Vietnam. Looping the story, king brings the characters together again in the finale...
Other important books by king "It" is an amazing story about a childhood friendship that is destined to be severely tested
Other important books by king
"It" is an amazing story about a childhood friendship that is destined to be severely tested. After all, the terrifying monster wants everyone to go flying.
"Standoff" – when the world falls from the flu epidemic, Randall Flagg, "black man", the dark Messiah, will take the stage. But many Americans will not submit to it.
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