Nicole Krauss Libri

Samson Greene, trentaseienne felice e realizzato, all’improvviso si ritrova in un letto d’ospedale. Un tumore gli ha cancellato la memoria. Affetti, abitudini, piccole manie: tutto svanito. Dimenticato. Anzi, mai esistito. Chi è adesso Samson Greene? È un uomo solo, dopo l’inevitabile separazione dalla moglie Anna, che non riconosce più e sente estranea nonostante i tentativi di lei di farlo tornare la persona che era – o forse proprio a causa di tali tentativi. È un uomo rassegnato a vivere in una distesa desolata dove ogni cosa è sconosciuta e irreale, senza nemmeno il conforto di poter rimpiangere la vita di prima, poiché non ha consapevolezza di ciò che ha perduto. Ansioso di reinventarsi un passato e di riempire di nuovo il contenitore dell’esperienza, Samson si lascia convincere a sottoporsi a un innovativo esperimento sulla mente condotto da un medico carismatico, un profeta che sembra vendere sogni e speranze ma che, invece, lo costringerà a un doloroso percorso di riscoperta e rinascita.

For mange år siden hjemme i Polen skrev den nu 80-årige polsk-amerikanske immigrant Leo Gursky en kærlighedsroman tilegnet hans elskede. Af uransagelige veje dukker manuskriptet op i USA, og forandrer fuldstændig livet for den stilfærdige og ensomme mand og for den unge pige, som er opkaldt efter romanens hovedperson

Imagine what a dictionary might look like about thirty years hence, when all of the world's problems are solved and our current dictionaries are a distant memory. Dave Eggers, Jonathan Safran Foer and Nicole Krauss have lined up an incredible array of writers to bring you that futuristic dictionary and a vision of the world as it might be. Think of it as a dictionary of language for describing what the future could look like a dictionary that is both useful and romantic, hopeful and necessary, pragmatic and idealistic, and frequently funny. This is science fiction but with a difference.

Deftly weaving from one end of life to another - from ageing parents to newborn babies, from a young girl's coming-of-age to an old woman's unexpected delivery of a strange new second youth, from mystery and wonder at a life at its close or at a future waiting to unfold, Nicole Krauss's stories illuminate the moments in the lives of women in which the forces of sex, power and violence collide. With sons and lovers, seducers and friends, husbands lost and regained, or husbands who were never husbands at all, how many men does can a woman's lifetime hold? What does it mean to be a man and a woman together; or a man and a woman, once together and now apart? Beautiful, taut and dark, spinning across the world, from Switzerland, Japan and New York to Tel Aviv, Los Angeles and South America, To Be a Man delves with originality and timeliness into questions of masculinity and violence, regret and regeneration, control and desire; and shines a fierce, unwavering light onto men and women, and into the uncharted gulfs that lie between them.

In New York a woman spends a night with a young Chilean poet before he departs, leaving her his desk. Later, he is arrested by Pinochet's secret police ... In north london, a man caring for his dying wife discovers a lock of hair that unravels a terrible secret ... In Jerusalem, an antiques dealer reassembles his father's study, plundered by the Nazis. One item remains missing ... Spanning continets and decades, weaving an intricate web of its characters' lives, Great House tells a soaring story of love, loss and survival against the odds.

An acclaimed novelist presents a breathtakingly original tale of personal transformation, intertwining the lives of two disparate characters—a seasoned lawyer and a young novelist—both drawn to the Israeli desert in search of meaning. Jules Epstein, a 68-year-old man marked by ambition and a larger-than-life persona, faces a profound metamorphosis following the deaths of his parents, a long marriage's end, and retirement from his prestigious legal career. Compelled to give away his possessions, he embarks on a journey to Israel with an unclear intention to honor his parents. In Tel Aviv, he encounters a charismatic rabbi who believes Epstein is a descendant of King David and introduces him to his captivating daughter. She persuades him to join her film project about David's life in the desert, leading to transformative experiences. Meanwhile, a young novelist from Brooklyn, grappling with writer's block and a troubled marriage, returns to the Tel Aviv Hilton, a place steeped in her history. Seeking inspiration, she meets a retired literature professor who offers her an intriguing project, plunging her into a mystery that reshapes her understanding of life. Rich in humor and insight, this novel explores themes of metamorphosis and self-discovery, urging readers to look beyond the visible toward the infinite.