ISBN: 9780062676146 - census: a devastating road trip to the blighted edges of civilization―a father and son's final journey (17 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. NAMED A RECOMMENDED BOOK OF 2018 BY The New York Times * The Chicago Reader * Nylon *  The Boston Globe * The Huffington Post * The Rumpus  * The AV Club * Southern Living * The Millions * Buzzfeed * Esquire * Publishers Weekly A powerful and moving new novel from an award-winning, acclaimed author: in the wake of a devastating revelation, a father and son journey north across a tapestry of towns When a widower receives notice from a doctor that he doesn't have long left to live, he is struck by the question of who will care for his adult son--a son whom he fiercely loves, a boy with Down syndrome. With no recourse in mind, and with a desire to see the country on one last trip, the man signs up as a census taker for a mysterious governmental bureau and leaves town with his son.  Traveling into the country, through towns named only by ascending letters of the alphabet, the man and his son encounter a wide range of human experience. While some townspeople welcome them into their homes, others who bear the physical brand of past censuses on their ribs are wary of their presence. When they press toward the edges of civilization, the landscape grows wilder, and the towns grow farther apart and more blighted by industrial decay. As they approach "Z," the man must confront a series of questions: What is the purpose of the census? Is he complicit in its mission? And just how will he learn to say good-bye to his son?  Mysterious and evocative, Census is a novel about free will, grief, the power of memory, and the ferocity of parental love, from one of our most captivating young writers.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. NAMED A RECOMMENDED BOOK OF 2018 BY The New York Times * The Chicago Reader * Nylon *  The Boston Globe * The Huffington Post * The Rumpus  * The AV Club * Southern Living * The Millions * Buzzfeed * Esquire * Publishers Weekly A powerful and moving new novel from an award-winning, acclaimed author: in the wake of a devastating revelation, a father and son journey north across a tapestry of towns When a widower receives notice from a doctor that he doesn't have long left to live, he is struck by the question of who will care for his adult son--a son whom he fiercely loves, a boy with Down syndrome. With no recourse in mind, and with a desire to see the country on one last trip, the man signs up as a census taker for a mysterious governmental bureau and leaves town with his son.  Traveling into the country, through towns named only by ascending letters of the alphabet, the man and his son encounter a wide range of human experience. While some townspeople welcome them into their homes, others who bear the physical brand of past censuses on their ribs are wary of their presence. When they press toward the edges of civilization, the landscape grows wilder, and the towns grow farther apart and more blighted by industrial decay. As they approach "Z," the man must confront a series of questions: What is the purpose of the census? Is he complicit in its mission? And just how will he learn to say good-bye to his son?  Mysterious and evocative, Census is a novel about free will, grief, the power of memory, and the ferocity of parental love, from one of our most captivating young writers.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NAMED A RECOMMENDEDBOOK OF 2018BY The New York Times The Chicago Reader Nylon The Boston Globe The Huffington Post The Rumpus The AV Club Southern Living The Millions Buzzfeed Esquire Publishers WeeklyA powerful and moving new novel from an award-winning, acclaimed author: in the wake of a devastating revelation, a father and son journey north across a tapestry of townsWhen a widower receives notice from a doctor that he doesn't have long left to live, he is struck by the question of who will care for his adult sona son whom he fiercely loves, a boy with Down syndrome. With no recourse in mind, and with a desire to see the country on one last trip, the man signs up as a census taker for a mysterious governmental bureau and leaves town with his son.Traveling into the country, through towns named only by ascending letters of the alphabet, the man and his son encounter a wide range of human experience. While some townspeople welcome them into their homes, others who bear the physical brand of past censuses on their ribs are wary of their presence. When they press toward the edges of civilization, the landscape grows wilder, and the towns grow farther apart and more blighted by industrial decay. As they approach "Z," the man must confront a series of questions: What is the purpose of the census Is he complicit in its mission And just how will he learn to say good-bye to his son Mysterious and evocative,Censusis a novel about free will, grief, the power of memory, and the ferocity of parental love, from one of our most captivating young writers. …

Zustand: very good. couverture souple, moyen format , bon état. . 2600413 - Census: A Novel, Ball, Jesse, Ecco, 2019.

Zustand: very good. couverture souple, moyen format , bon état. . 2600414 - Census: A Novel, Ball, Jesse, Ecco, 2019.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorrnrnJesse Ball is the author of fifteen books, and his works have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He is on the faculty at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a winner of The Paris Review s.