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You are a failed novelist approaching fifty when a wedding invitation arrives: your long-time boyfriend is marrying someone else. Saying yes feels awkward, while saying no seems like defeat. On your desk are numerous literary invitations from around the globe, prompting the question: how do you skip town? The answer is to accept them all. Thus begins an adventurous journey for Arthur Less, taking him to Mexico, Italy, Germany, Morocco, India, and Japan, putting distance between him and the issues he avoids. Along the way, Arthur nearly falls in love in Paris, faces danger in Berlin, escapes a sandstorm in Morocco, and finds himself unexpectedly at a Christian retreat in India. He arrives in Japan too late for the cherry blossoms, encountering a mix of science fiction fans, academics, and exes. As he navigates these experiences, he turns fifty, reflecting on the second phase of his life, which he feels slipping away. Amidst the chaos, he will confront his first love and his last. This narrative is a love story, a satire of the American abroad, and a meditation on time and the heart, showcasing a writer at the height of his craft, exploring our shared human experience.

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De glorieuze reis van Arthur Less, Andrew Sean Greer

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Erscheinungsdatum
2019
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Das Buch erinnert mich ein wenig an "Das erstaunliche Leben des Walter Mitty" nur mit mehr Flashbacks als Tagträumerei. Weniger erlebt einige witzige Momente, man lernt nach und nach seine Vergangenheit kennen und das Ende kommt zwar fast zu schnell aber war trotzdem schön. Es ist also witzig, nostalgisch und macht auch Lust neue Leute kennenzulernen. Man weiß nie was kommt :)

Titel
De glorieuze reis van Arthur Less
Sprache
Niederländisch
Verlag
Signatuur
Erscheinungsdatum
2019
Einband
Paperback
Seitenzahl
288
ISBN10
9056726307
ISBN13
9789056726300
Reihe
Erstveröffentlichung
2017
Originaltitel
Less
Bewertung
3,6 von 5 Sternen
Beschreibung
You are a failed novelist approaching fifty when a wedding invitation arrives: your long-time boyfriend is marrying someone else. Saying yes feels awkward, while saying no seems like defeat. On your desk are numerous literary invitations from around the globe, prompting the question: how do you skip town? The answer is to accept them all. Thus begins an adventurous journey for Arthur Less, taking him to Mexico, Italy, Germany, Morocco, India, and Japan, putting distance between him and the issues he avoids. Along the way, Arthur nearly falls in love in Paris, faces danger in Berlin, escapes a sandstorm in Morocco, and finds himself unexpectedly at a Christian retreat in India. He arrives in Japan too late for the cherry blossoms, encountering a mix of science fiction fans, academics, and exes. As he navigates these experiences, he turns fifty, reflecting on the second phase of his life, which he feels slipping away. Amidst the chaos, he will confront his first love and his last. This narrative is a love story, a satire of the American abroad, and a meditation on time and the heart, showcasing a writer at the height of his craft, exploring our shared human experience.