Bornwill
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The new book of Jonathan Cow is a multi-part novel, where each part is the event of the British history of the twentieth-XXI century, among them-the end of the Second World War, the final of the 1966 World Cup, the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana, the death of Princess Diana, pandemia .. .
In this historical prism, the fate of Bornville, the chocolate of the United Kingdom, and the family who lived there at different times are refracted. From the events of inconspicuous private lives with their trifles, at the same time fleeting and repeating, from situational decisions of ordinary British to nationwide shocks and emotions - everything is in this incredibly spacious novel. Following the heroes from generation to generation, for seventy -five years, COU traces changes that Britain and the British private life undergoes. COU leads his heroes through nostalgia for the war, through the feeling of English exclusivity, weakening every decade, through personal secrets and national myths - his heroes drift in a stream of history, novel, confused, but also inspired. Roman Cow is full of good -natured humor, sadness, hopes and, of course, honest wisdom. This is an attempt to answer the question where the British nation rushes and how exactly she chose this road
In this historical prism, the fate of Bornville, the chocolate of the United Kingdom, and the family who lived there at different times are refracted. From the events of inconspicuous private lives with their trifles, at the same time fleeting and repeating, from situational decisions of ordinary British to nationwide shocks and emotions - everything is in this incredibly spacious novel. Following the heroes from generation to generation, for seventy -five years, COU traces changes that Britain and the British private life undergoes. COU leads his heroes through nostalgia for the war, through the feeling of English exclusivity, weakening every decade, through personal secrets and national myths - his heroes drift in a stream of history, novel, confused, but also inspired. Roman Cow is full of good -natured humor, sadness, hopes and, of course, honest wisdom. This is an attempt to answer the question where the British nation rushes and how exactly she chose this road
Author:
Author:KOU D.
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Fiction
- Category:Modern Literature
- Category:Poetry & Literature
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:18+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-86471-932-9
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