Inhaltsangabe
In Hollywood, Cary Grant has grown weary of cinema’s constant glamour, but Her Majesty’s Secret Service will break his malaise with a bizarre diplomatic mission. In Naples, Lucky Luciano fixes horse races and launches the global heroin trade. And in Bologna, a bartender searches for true love and his missing Communist father.
Set during the height of the Cold War—with the world divided into East and West—54 features Italian partisans, KGB agents, Parisian lowlifes, and cameos by David Niven, Marshal Tito, and Grace Kelly. Wu Ming brings us a cinematic romp that is by turns edgy social satire and modern comic send up.
Set during the height of the Cold War—with the world divided into East and West—54 features Italian partisans, KGB agents, Parisian lowlifes, and cameos by David Niven, Marshal Tito, and Grace Kelly. Wu Ming brings us a cinematic romp that is by turns edgy social satire and modern comic send up.
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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren
WU MING means "no name"—and therefore "anonymous"—in Mandarin Chinese. Four of the five members of the Wu Ming Foundation wrote the novel Q under the pseudonym Luther Blissett. They live in Bologna.
WU MING means "no name"—and therefore "anonymous"—in Mandarin Chinese. Four of the five members of the Wu Ming Foundation wrote the novel Q under the pseudonym Luther Blissett. They live in Bologna.
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Praise for 54
"A sprawling epic... A formidable feat of imagination." -- The Times, London
"A stupendous, charming, provocative and profound novel. It makes most modern books seem paltry in comparison." --Scotland on Sunday
"Don't ask me just how the Wu Ming clan have pulled off this coup. I only know that their blend of outrageous burlesque and offbeat satire sparkles like a bottle of the best prosecco from a workers'-coop vineyard." -- The Independent, UK
"Diverting post-modernist entertainment - about narcotics, the cheap potency of Hollywood, the coming of television, the balance of political power, and how the effects knock on down the line - is skilled in teasing fact and fiction." -- The Guardian, UK
|"A sprawling epic... A formidable feat of imagination." -- The Times, London
"A stupendous, charming, provocative and profound novel. It makes most modern books seem paltry in comparison." --Scotland on Sunday
"Don't ask me just how the Wu Ming clan have pulled off this coup. I only know that their blend of outrageous burlesque and offbeat satire sparkles like a bottle of the best prosecco from a workers'-coop vineyard." -- The Independent, UK
"Diverting post-modernist entertainment - about narcotics, the cheap potency of Hollywood, the coming of television, the balance of political power, and how the effects knock on down the line - is skilled in teasing fact and fiction." -- The Guardian, UK
Praise for 54
"A sprawling epic... A formidable feat of imagination." -- The Times, London
"A stupendous, charming, provocative and profound novel. It makes most modern books seem paltry in comparison." --Scotland on Sunday
"Don't ask me just how the Wu Ming clan have pulled off this coup. I only know that their blend of outrageous burlesque and offbeat satire sparkles like a bottle of the best prosecco from a workers'-coop vineyard." -- The Independent, UK
"Diverting post-modernist entertainment - about narcotics, the cheap potency of Hollywood, the coming of television, the balance of political power, and how the effects knock on down the line - is skilled in teasing fact and fiction." -- The Guardian, UK
"A sprawling epic... A formidable feat of imagination." -- The Times, London
"A stupendous, charming, provocative and profound novel. It makes most modern books seem paltry in comparison." --Scotland on Sunday
"Don't ask me just how the Wu Ming clan have pulled off this coup. I only know that their blend of outrageous burlesque and offbeat satire sparkles like a bottle of the best prosecco from a workers'-coop vineyard." -- The Independent, UK
"Diverting post-modernist entertainment - about narcotics, the cheap potency of Hollywood, the coming of television, the balance of political power, and how the effects knock on down the line - is skilled in teasing fact and fiction." -- The Guardian, UK
Aus dem Klappentext
Cary Grant lounges in Hollywood, weary of cinema's constant glamour. Soon, Her Majesty's Secret Service will break his malaise with a bizarre diplomatic mission. In Naples, Lucky Luciano fixes horse races and begins to lay the foundation for the global heroin trade. In Bologna, a bartender named Pierre searches for true love and his missing communist father.
It is 1954-- the height of the Cold War-- and these three are embarking on a thrilling path toward intersection that will involve the nascent KGB, Joseph McCarthy, Frances Farmer, Parisian lowlifes, Marshal Tito, David Niven, James Bond, and a very special television set called the McGuffin Electric.
A political thriller, a comic spy caper, a romance, and a brilliant piece of social satire, 54 offers an absorbing adventure into the past that simultaneously comments on our present. Wu Ming has created a work of sweeping imagination and perfect detail, a novel of cinematic energy and literary radiance.
|It is 1954-- the height of the Cold War-- and these three are embarking on a thrilling path toward intersection that will involve the nascent KGB, Joseph McCarthy, Frances Farmer, Parisian lowlifes, Marshal Tito, David Niven, James Bond, and a very special television set called the McGuffin Electric.
A political thriller, a comic spy caper, a romance, and a brilliant piece of social satire, 54 offers an absorbing adventure into the past that simultaneously comments on our present. Wu Ming has created a work of sweeping imagination and perfect detail, a novel of cinematic energy and literary radiance.
Cary Grant lounges in Hollywood, weary of cinema's constant glamour. Soon, Her Majesty's Secret Service will break his malaise with a bizarre diplomatic mission. In Naples, Lucky Luciano fixes horse races and begins to lay the foundation for the global heroin trade. In Bologna, a bartender named Pierre searches for true love and his missing communist father.
It is 1954-- the height of the Cold War-- and these three are embarking on a thrilling path toward intersection that will involve the nascent KGB, Joseph McCarthy, Frances Farmer, Parisian lowlifes, Marshal Tito, David Niven, James Bond, and a very special television set called the McGuffin Electric.
A political thriller, a comic spy caper, a romance, and a brilliant piece of social satire,54 offers an absorbing adventure into the past that simultaneously comments on our present. Wu Ming has created a work of sweeping imagination and perfect detail, a novel of cinematic energy and literary radiance.
It is 1954-- the height of the Cold War-- and these three are embarking on a thrilling path toward intersection that will involve the nascent KGB, Joseph McCarthy, Frances Farmer, Parisian lowlifes, Marshal Tito, David Niven, James Bond, and a very special television set called the McGuffin Electric.
A political thriller, a comic spy caper, a romance, and a brilliant piece of social satire,54 offers an absorbing adventure into the past that simultaneously comments on our present. Wu Ming has created a work of sweeping imagination and perfect detail, a novel of cinematic energy and literary radiance.
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