Isbn: 9780316013277 - the diviners (11 Ergebnisse)

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Softcover. Zustand: Fine. Einriss bis 1 cm. During the autumn of the 2000 election year, numerous aspiring filmmakers are fixated on securing a role in a grand television miniseries that spans from Huns in Mongolia to a Mormon diviner in the Las Vegas desert. This ambitious project aims to explore the lives of diviners, miracle workers who provide for humanity's basic needs. Among the hopefuls are Vanessa Meandro, the fiery head of an indie film company; her diverse and overwhelmed staff; a Sikh cab driver now involved in TV theory; a bipolar bicycle messenger who makes a critical error; two celebrity publicists, the Vanderbilt sisters; a thriller writer hosting Botox parties; the daughter of a Hollywood executive tasked with fetching snacks; a wordsmith who coined the phrase "inspired by a true story"; and a Supreme Court justice aspiring to write the script. Throughout this intricately woven narrative, true artists emerge, and genuine emotions develop among Vanessa's team. The story serves as a cautionary tale about empty ambition, offering a rich exploration of the interconnected realms of money, politics, addiction, and family in contemporary America, all delivered with a comedic touch that elevates the author's acclaim.…

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Zustand: New. During one month in the autumn of election year 2000, scores of movie-business strivers are focused on one goal: getting a piece of an elusive, but surely huge, television saga, the one that opens with Huns sweeping through Mongolia and closes with a Mormon.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - During one month in the autumn of election year 2000, scores of movie-business strivers are focused on one goal: getting a piece of an elusive, but surely huge, television saga, the one that opens with Huns sweeping through Mongolia and closes with a Mormon diviner in the Las Vegas desert; the sure-to-please-everyone multigenerational TV miniseries about diviners, those miracle workers who bring water to perpetually thirsty (and hungry and love-starved) humankind.Among the wannabes: Vanessa Meandro, hot-tempered head of Means of Production, an indie film company; her harried and varied staff; a Sikh cab driver, promoted to the office of -theory and practice of TV; a bipolar bicycle messenger, who makes a fateful mis-delivery; two celebrity publicists, the Vanderbilt girls; a thriller writer who gives Botox parties; the daughter of an L.A. big-shot, who is hired to fetch Vanessa's Krispy Kremes and more; a word man who coined the phrase -- inspired by a true story; and a supreme court justice who wants to write the script.A few true artists surface in the course of Moody's rollicking but intricately woven novel, and real emotion eventually blossoms for most of Vanessa's staff at Means of Production, even herself.The Diviners is a cautionary tale about pointless ambition; a richly detailed look at the interlocking worlds of money, politics, addiction, sex, work, and family in modern America; and a masterpiece of comedy that will bring Rick Moody to a still higher level of appreciation.…