Risultati per "Elif Batuman" in Commedia e umorismo

Nell'anno di grazia 1999 Learco Ferrari, già protagonista di tre romanzi, riceve una visita luciferina e si fa inviato di Satana. Voleva fare il traduttore, lui, forse forse anche lo scrittore, e invece eccolo qui, è diventato diavolo. Il suo compito sarà quello di seminare zizzania e scandalo nella sua sonnolenta città della provincia emiliana, che all'improvviso diventa il palcoscenico di una trascinante sarabanda dal ritmo sincopato, un due tre, un due tre, tra tic e rituali, telefonate e letteratura, gatti, anarchici e dizionari.

In this “fun, page-turner of a novel” (Sarah Haywood, New York Times bestselling author) that’s perfect for fans of Mostly Dead Things and Goodbye, Vitamin, a morbidly anxious young woman stumbles into a job as a receptionist at a Catholic church and soon finds herself obsessed with her...

“Here, at last, is someone doing something new.” —The New York Times “The style is George Saunders meets Ottessa Moshfegh.” —The Guardian “The funniest book of the year and one of the smartest.” —Gary Shteyngart A hilarious, surreal, and devastating journey into the mind of...

A “one-sitting-read" (Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author) about two very different sisters, and a love letter to childhood, growing up, and the power of imagination—from the bestselling author of Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead and Interesting Facts About Space...

A fast-paced, hilarious, and ultimately hopeful novel for anyone who has ever worried they might be a terrible person—from the bestselling author of Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead. Enid is obsessed with space. She can tell you all about black holes and their ability to spaghettify...