Vigil From the Booker Prize-winning author of ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’【電子書籍】[ George Saunders ]
＜p＞＜strong＞**THE INSTANT ＜em＞SUNDAY TIMES＜/em＞ AND ＜em＞NEW YORK TIMES＜/em＞ BESTSELLER**＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞'The first must-read book of the year' ＜em＞＜strong＞Vogue＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜br /＞ 'Resonates deeply in our fractious, selfish age' ＜em＞＜strong＞Independent＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜br /＞ 'One of America's most distinguished and original writers' ＜em＞＜strong＞Spectator＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Order the latest book from the Booker Prize?winning author of＜/strong＞ ＜em＞Lincoln in the Bardo＜/em＞ ＜strong＞? a playful, wise, electric novel taking place at the bedside of an oil company CEO, in the twilight hours of his life, as he is ferried from this world into the next＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞What a lovely home I found myself plummeting toward. . .＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Not for the first time ? in fact, for the 343rd time ? Jill 'Doll' Blaine finds herself crashing down to earth, head-first, rear-up, to accompany her latest charge into the afterlife. She soon realises however that this man is not quite like the others.＜/p＞ ＜p＞For powerful oil tycoon K.J. Boone will not be consoled, because he has nothing to regret. He lived a big, bold life, and the world is better for it… isn't it?＜/p＞ ＜p＞As death approaches, a cast of worldly and otherworldly visitors arrive. Crowds of people and animals ? alive and dead ? materialise, birds swarm the dying man's room, and associates from decades past show up, all clamouring for a reckoning.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In this electric novel brimming with explosive imagination, George Saunders confronts the biggest issues of our time with his trademark humour and warmth, spinning a tale that encompasses life and death, good and evil, and the inevitable question: who else could we be but exactly who we are?＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Vigil＜/em＞ was no. 10 in the ＜em＞Sunday Times＜/em＞ Hardback Fiction chart and no. 1 in the ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞ Hardcover Fiction chart, w/e 1 February＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。2,157円 0.0(0) 楽天Kobo電子書籍ストア / Rakuten