Zuzanna Naczyńska Libri

Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here Just as the the word "weird" has many implications and shades of meaning, so too does the latest--weird--work by this gifted and perplexing writer. As Carroll ( Bones of the Moon ; Sleeping in Flame ) himself says, "Life has a habit of turning dark corners." Applied here, this observation seems an understatement: these convoluted corners are both light and dark, are many, varied and constantly challenging. Flashing back and forth in time, the story concerns the apparent suicide of filmmaker Philip Strayhorn, whose bizarre Midnight series has attained cult status. Strayhorn's best friend, Weber Gregston, a filmmaker with a more intellectual bent, is drawn into a dizzying series of events by a videotape that Philip leaves him. The wickedly imaginative twists and turns that follow are only one facet of this intriguing tale, which seems at times like a framework on which to hang a myriad of metaphysical notions. What, for instance, is one to make of a tattoo of a crow that comes alive in an airplane lavatory? Carroll's style is elegant; his writing is by turns disturbing, fey, sardonic, grim--frequently within a single paragraph. The unexpected lies at the heart of this novel, and readers seeking a provocative and stimulating--though not always easy--read will be rewarded. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Mangia troppo, beve tropo, fuma troppo, ha una mamma troppo invadente e incontra solo uomini egoisti o sgangherati. L'attrazione che Bridget prova per i mascalzoni inaffidabili o gli assatanati di sesso è pari soltanto alla convinzione che se riuscisse a scendere sotto i 55 chili, a smettere di fumare e a raggiungere la Calma Interiore, tutti i suoi problemi sparirebbero. Ma non ci riesce. Così si trova regolarmente umiliata dai tentativi di sua madre di accasarla con un ricco giovanotto dagli orribili maglioni fatti a mano, terrorizzata dalla bilancia, frustrata da un lavoro che non la soddisfa e dal rapporto con il suo capo, belloccio e, inutile dirlo, principe degli Inaffidabili. Il diario di Bridget Jones è la cronaca delirante, divertente e appassionata della vita di una donna come tante. Perché tutte, prima o poi, sono state single.