A Special ProvidenceKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2011. 4. 27. - 336페이지 From one of the most important writers of the twentieth century, the acclaimed author of Revolutionary Road, comes the story of a mother who struggles with her own demons while her son goes to fight in Europe, hoping to become his own man. "Like Breakfast At Tiffany's spliced with All Quiet On The Western Front. Impossible to paraphrase, wonderful to read." —Zadie Smith, bestselling author of White Teeth Robert Prentice has spent all his life attempting to escape his mother's stifling presence. His mother, Alice, for her part, is attempting to realize her dreams of prosperity and success as a sculptor. As Robert goes off to fight in Europe, Richard Yates portrays a soldier in the depths of war striving to live up to his heroic ideals. With haunting clarity, Yates crafts an unforgettable portrait of two people who cannot help but hope for more even as life challenges them both. |
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... everything - did he realize how remarkable and how gifted and how brave a woman his mother was ? Oh yes ; oh yes ; of course he did - that was the message of his nods and smiles and mumbled replies . It was the message he'd been giving ...
... everything - did he realize how remarkable and how gifted and how brave a woman his mother was ? Oh yes ; oh yes ; of course he did - that was the message of his nods and smiles and mumbled replies . It was the message he'd been giving ...
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... silently in his mind as he champed his jaws and swallowed the cheap food . Everything you say is a lie . You're not Alice Prentice the Sculptor and you never were , any more than I'm Robert Prentice the Prep 16 RICHARD YATES.
... silently in his mind as he champed his jaws and swallowed the cheap food . Everything you say is a lie . You're not Alice Prentice the Sculptor and you never were , any more than I'm Robert Prentice the Prep 16 RICHARD YATES.
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... Everything you live by is a lie , and do you want to know what the truth is ? He watched her with murderous distaste as she fumbled with her spoon . They had ordered ice cream , and some of it clung to her lips as she rolled a cold ...
... Everything you live by is a lie , and do you want to know what the truth is ? He watched her with murderous distaste as she fumbled with her spoon . They had ordered ice cream , and some of it clung to her lips as she rolled a cold ...
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