2017, ISBN: 1908323450

[EAN: 9781908323453], Neubuch, [PU: Haus Publishing, United Kingdom], Language: English. Brand new Book. Acclaimed writer Jeffrey Lewis is known for his deft portrayals of relatable figur… More...

[EAN: 9781908323453], Neubuch, [PU: Haus Publishing, United Kingdom], Language: English. Brand new Book. Acclaimed writer Jeffrey Lewis is known for his deft portrayals of relatable figures from all walks of life. In The Meritocracy Quartet, his four interlinking novels--Meritocracy: A Love Story, The Conference of the Birds, Theme Song for an Old Show, and Adam the King--have been brought together for the first time into a single volume. Set against the backdrop of the changing American landscape over four decades, The Meritocracy Quartet is a testament to the country's evolving personality. The quartet follows Louie, a Yale graduate from a modest background with a gift for forging connections in high and low places. Beginning in the 1960s, as he documents a going-away party for a fellow Yalie on his way to Vietnam, and continuing through his spiritual encounters with a 1970s group of city misfits, his turn to television writing in the 1980s, and a tragic love story between two of his close friends in the 1990s, Louie chronicles not only his own personal struggles--his silent love for his best friend's girl, his delicate relationship with an at-times absent father--but also the attitudes, events, and people that marked his generation. From the Vietnam War to George W. Bush, from television trends to the divide between the haves and have-nots, The Meritocracy Quartet is a moving witness to everything America had to offer in the latter portion of the twentieth century., Books<

ISBN: 9781908323453

Paperback, [PU: Haus Publishing], Set against the backdrop of four decades of changing American landscape, the characters in "The Meritocracy Quartet" sweep in and out of this grand narra… More...

Paperback, [PU: Haus Publishing], Set against the backdrop of four decades of changing American landscape, the characters in "The Meritocracy Quartet" sweep in and out of this grand narrative, reflecting the passage of time and the rise of different social and cultural ideals. The four novels are a testament to America s changing personality each seeking to define it for themselves. For America is the central character, the panorama against which the characters play out their lives. ", Miscellaneous Items<

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*The Meritocracy Quartet* / Taschenbuch für 20.99 € / Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Romane & Erzählungen Medien > Bücher nein Taschenbuch Bücher > Taschenbücher > Romane & Erzählungen, HAUS PUB<

2011, ISBN: 9781908323453

Buch, Softcover, [PU: Haus Publishing], Haus Publishing, 2011