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Eugene begins his education at UNC as an alienated and out-of-place youth but becomes active in extracurricular activities like the debate club, philosophy association, campus magazine, and literary journal. Being extremely sensitive, the death of a roommate and of his brother severely affects him, as does a disappointment in love. After completing his studies and despite his mother’s pleading, he leaves North Carolina.

The New York Times Bestseller, November 2020 'White Ivy is magic . . . and not soon to be forgotten' JOSHUA FERRIS, author of Then We Came to the End 'Totally addictive, twisting and twisted: Ivy Lin will get under your skin' ERIN KELLY, author of He Said/She Said 'Dark and toxic... White Ivy...

Ein berührender und kluger All-Age-Roman über das Leben, den Tod und die Bedeutung von Freundschaft und Familie 30 Tage bis zum Ende der Welt: Was würdest du tun? Eine Gruppe Teenager zwischen Hoffen, Bangen und dem unbändigen Wunsch, die letzten Tage mit Leben zu füllen Noch 30 Tage, bis...

Searingly honest and sexually explicit, So We Look to the Sky is a novel told in five linked stories that begin with an affair between a student, Takumi, and a woman ten years his senior. Their scandalous liaison, which the woman's husband makes public by posting a secretly taped video online, frames all of the stories, each exploring different aspects of the passages of life and the hardships ordinary people face.

Aurora es una artista libre e impulsiva que vive rodeada de velas en un precioso estudio frente a la playa de un pequeño pueblo al sur de California. Adora las piedras naturales, los gatos y andar descalza contemplando el cielo nocturno. Pero todo da un vuelco el día que descubre que le quedan pocos meses de vida y, por si fuera poco, que su chico le ha sido infiel.

Thomas Clayton Wolfe, morto di tubercolosi a soli 38 anni, è uno scrittore e poeta statunitense. È famoso soprattutto per la sua scrittura moderna, poetica, impressionista. Questo è il suo romanzo più famoso, il cui titolo si ispira ad un verso di Milton, e ripercorre , attraverso le vicende dei protagonisti, la vita dell’America di inizio del XX secolo.