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Lädt ... Union Atlantic (2010)von Adam Haslett
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Who are those investment crooks who scammed us out of billions? Just ordinary greedy people like the well-drawn characters in Adam Haslett's excellent new book about a bank called Union Atlantic and the world-wide machinations which brought it to its knees, momentarily, until We the People came to its aid. He also includes some likeable if odd individuals and multiple narrators to broaden the picture of our economy just a few years ago and some intense gay sex. ( )
In “Union Atlantic,” swiftly and confidently, Haslett unwinds the ball of yarn that is the global financial crisis to reveal its core: a knot of ineluctable yearnings and individual needs. “Union Atlantic’’ is a smart, eloquent novel about our financial wrack and ruin, but it’s also a fun novel, notable for its ability to be both brainy and soap-dishy. Haslett is a major talent. Union Atlantic should cement his reputation as one of America's great young authors -- there aren't many writers this original, and this intelligent, both intellectually and emotionally, around these days. It's been years since a novel has captured the zeitgeist of contemporary America this well; it's been years since a new author has convinced us, with just two books, that there might be nothing he can't do. A lumpy, disappointing book: at times, gripping and keenly observed, but more often strangely implausible and contrived. AuszeichnungenBemerkenswerte Listen
At the heart of this novel lies a test of wills between a young banker, Doug Fanning, and a retired schoolteacher, Charlotte Graves, whose two dogs have begun to speak to her. When Doug builds an ostentatious mansion on land that Charlotte's grandfather donated to the town of Finden, Massachusetts, she determines to oust him in court. As a senior manager of Union Atlantic bank, a major financial conglomerate, Doug is embroiled in the company's struggle to remain afloat. It is Charlotte's brother, Henry Graves, the president of the New York Federal Reserve, who must keep a watchful eye on Union Atlantic and the entire financial system. Drawn into Doug and Charlotte's intensifying conflict is Nate Fuller, a troubled high-school senior who unwittingly stirs powerful emotions in each of them. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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