Ben Fountain Bücher

Faszinierende Reise an exotische Orte unserer Erde Fountain führt den Leser an Orte, wo kein Tourist sich hinwagen würde. Seine amerikanischen Landsleute hat es dorthin verschlagen, um zu arbeiten oder um Gutes zu tun. Ein Ornithologe versucht trotz Geiselhaft durch kolumbianische Freiheitskämpfer eine seltene Vogelart zu retten; ein Entwicklungshelfer bemüht sich, Frauen oder auch kostbares Kulturgut vor dem Untergang zu bewahren; die Gattin eines Special-Forces-Offiziers besiegt eine haitianische Voodoo-Göttin, mit der ihr Mann eine nicht eindeutig spirituelle Beziehung unterhält. Verwegene Abenteuer in einem Mix aus Tragik, Gefahr, Aufruhr und Hoffnung, der so charakteristisch ist für Länder im Umbruch. Provozierend und scharfsinnig porträtiert Fountain seine Helden und Heldinnen, niemals lässt er sie im Stich, sondern spannt ihnen bei ihren existenziellen Drahtseilakten ein Netz aus Humor und Freundlichkeit auf. Inhalt: - Aussterbende Vogelarten der Zentralkordilleren - Rêve Haïtien - Die Guten sind schon vergeben - Der Tiger von Asien - Bouki und das Kokain - Im Rachen des Löwen - Kurze Begegnungen mit Che Guevara - Fantasie für elf Finger

»Mit Billy haben wir den Helden für unsere Zeit gefunden.« The Independent Kein Geringerer als der dreifach oscargekrönte Regisseur Ang Lee (›Life of Pi: Schiffbruch mit Tiger‹, ›Brokeback Mountain‹, ›Tiger and Dragon‹) hat diesen so groteskrealistischen wie politischen Bestseller von Ben Fountain mit den Stars Kristen Stewart, Chris Tucker, Garrett Hedlund, Vin Diesel, Steve Martin und Joe Alwin grandios verfi lmt. Halb Groteske, halb Realsatire ist dieser Roman ein Bravourstück über die Dynamik von Kriegs- und Medieneinsätzen, die mitreißende Story eines jungen Soldaten: manipuliert und vom eigenen Land als Held missbraucht, Opfer eigener falscher Ideale und Getriebener, der voller Sehnsucht und auf der Suche nach sich selbst ist.

Focusing on a surreal year of American politics, this work of reportage captures the tumultuous events and cultural shifts that defined the period. Ben Fountain, a New York Times Bestselling Author, provides a compelling narrative that combines personal insights with broader political commentary, offering readers an engaging exploration of the complexities and absurdities of the political landscape. The book delves into the impact of key events and figures, making it a thought-provoking read for those interested in contemporary issues.

A masterpiece of a book, the true story of American possibility DAVID FINKEL, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of THE GOOD SOLDIERS

Three minutes and forty-three seconds of intensive warfare with Iraqi insurgents - caught on tape by an embedded Fox news crew-has transformed the eight surviving men of Bravo Squad into America's most sought-after heroes. Now they are on a media-intensive nationwide tour to reinvigorate public support for the war. On this rainy Thanksgiving Day, the Bravos are guests of a Dallas football team, slated to be part of the halftime show. Among the Bravos is nineteen-year-old Specialist Billy Lynn. Surrounded by patriots sporting flag pins on their lapels and support our troops bumper stickers, he is thrust into the company of the team's owner and his coterie of wealthy colleagues; a born-again cheerleader; a veteran Hollywood producer; and supersized players eager for a vicarious taste of war. Over the course of this day, Billy will drink and brawl, yearn for home and mourn those missing, face a heart-wrenching decision and discover pure love and a bitter wisdom far beyond his years

"Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide has been toppled in a violent coup d'état, bringing to power a brutal military dictatorship. With turmoil in the streets and an international embargo threatening to destroy even the country's most powerful players, some are looking to gain an advantage in chaos--and others are just looking to make it through another day. American expat Matt Amaker, forced out of his beachfront scuba shop by a drug-smuggling operation, turns to hunting colonial Spanish treasure off a remote section of Haiti's southern coast. Misha Variel, a Haitian-American scholar, returns to Haiti to care for her aging parents, and soon stumbles onto an arms-trafficking ring masquerading as a U.S.-government humanitarian aid office. Rookie CIA case officer Audrey O'Donnell finds herself managing a grabbag of intelligence assets in an assignment more difficult and more dubious than she could have imagined. All are embroiled in a game of deceit that culminates in a vicious, zero-sum scramble for survival. Devil Makes Three's depiction of blood politics, the machinations of power, and, most of all, a country in the midst of upheaval is urgently and insistently resonant."--

His whole nation is celebrating what is the worst day of his lifeNineteen-year-old Billy Lynn is home from Iraq. And he's a hero. Billy and the rest of Bravo Company were filmed defeating Iraqi insurgents in a ferocious firefight. Now Bravo's three minutes of extreme bravery is a YouTube sensation and the Bush Administration has sent them on a nationwide Victory Tour. During the final hours of the tour Billy will mix with the rich and powerful, endure the politics and praise of his fellow Americans - and fall in love. He'll face hard truths about life and death, family and friendship, honour and duty. Tomorrow he must go back to war.

In the safe, comfortable small town where Two lives, where everyone has food, water and a home, no one looks to the ominous black wall on the horizon. But Two cannot ignore the wall and she has questions that fill her and will not be contained. When she is separated from her mother, she is rescued by a strange man and her life begins to unravel as secrets are revealed and the truth about her world is exposed.