Name: Olive Kitteridge
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Author: Strout, Elizabeth
ISBN: 9780812971835

Type

Physical Book

Author

Elizabeth Strout

Publisher

Random House Trade

Year

2008

Language

English

Pages

336

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.8 x 13.0 x 2.3 cm

Weight

0.25 kg.

ISBN

0812971833

ISBN13

9780812971835

Edition No.

Synopsis "Olive Kitteridge "

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE - The beloved first novel featuring Olive Kitteridge, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Oprah's Book Club pick Olive, Again "Fiction lovers, remember this name: Olive Kitteridge. . . . You'll never forget her."--USA Today NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post Book World - USA Today - San Francisco Chronicle - Chicago Tribune - Seattle Post-Intelligencer - People - Entertainment Weekly - The Christian Science Monitor - The Plain Dealer - The Atlantic - Rocky Mountain News - Library Journal At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town of Crosby, Maine, and in the world at large, but she doesn't always recognize the changes in those around her: a lounge musician haunted by a past romance; a former student who has lost the will to live; Olive's own adult child, who feels tyrannized by her irrational sensitivities; and her husband, Henry, who finds his loyalty to his marriage both a blessing and a curse. As the townspeople grapple with their problems, mild and dire, Olive is brought to a deeper understanding of herself and her life--sometimes painfully, but always with ruthless honesty. Olive Kitteridge offers profound insights into the human condition--its conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires. The inspiration for the Emmy Award-winning HBO miniseries starring Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, and Bill Murray

Elizabeth Strout

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Elizabeth Strout (Portland, 1956) is an American novelist, author of Amy and Isabelle (1998, winner of the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award and the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize), Stay with Me and The Burgess Boys, as well as the successful series featuring Olive Kitteridge —Olive Kitteridge, winner of the Pulitzer, Llibreter, Bancarella, and Mondello awards and which became an acclaimed TV series, and February Light— and Lucy Barton —My Name is Lucy Barton, Anything is Possible, Oh William (considered one of the best books of the year by The Times and finalist for the Booker Prize, with which Alfaguara began in 2022 the publication of Strout's work), and, now, Lucy by the Sea—. Additionally, she has been a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize. She currently lives between New York and Portland.

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