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Lädt ... Diary of a Yuppie (1987)von Louis Auchincloss
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Cayman 2024 - #9 - Not one of my favorite Auchincloss......while he has great insight into the world of high-end financial lawyering and the office politics that go along, this tale of morality left me sort of empty.....all of the players involved in the dilemmas of legal vs. moral and/or ethical were not people i could care much about. They all seemed to have their good points....but not enough to get me on their side to cheer. The accompanying love story was slightly unrealistic, and again....I struggled to care. (I liked the E-Type Jaguar on the cover! Although it was never mentioned in the book!) So, while i still love the Auchincloss style....and i still have many to read....this one will land relatively far down my list of favorites. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
In this novel by the author of Honorable Men, a hot-shot corporate lawyer will sacrifice anything for success in 1980s Manhattan. Bob Service is a thirty-two-year-old crack lawyer with blood as cold and clear as a five-dollar martini. His god is power, and his morals are ever tempered by expediency. His goals far exceed an imminent partnership in a big New York law firm. Bob's "perfect" marriage to Alice, a graceful and intelligent literary agent, is no match for the ardor of his corporate drive. And it certainly pales beside his explosive affair with Sylvia, whose naked ambition matches his own and whose social connections provide the ultimate bridge to the pinnacles of success. How Bob marches toward his fate while trampling on his associates and crippling his marriage forms the plot of this fast-paced novel about 1980s mores and life on the fast track of the big law firms. Office intrigue and duels for power rival anything that Machiavelli could have conjured up. And it all has an unnervingly authentic ring... Praise for Diary of a Yuppie "Absorbing and fun . . . It is refreshing to find characters who are willing to discuss the spiritual dimensions of their business decisions, the ethics of their trade." --New York Times "Because greed and glory aren't exclusive to Wall St.--Auchincloss turf--this most moral of fictions deserves a wide audience." --Kirkus Reviews "This brief contemporary novel explores the ethics of loyalty in business, love, and friendship. Auchincloss, a prolific novelist of manners, is also a Wall Street attorney, and his shallow, ambitious characters ring true . . . [A] subtle, memorable book." --Library Journal Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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