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A tour de force of imaginative storytelling from the critically acclaimed author of City of Thieves and The 25th Hour and co-creator of the HBO series Game of Thrones In When the Nines Roll Over , David Benioff (The 25th Hour, City of Thieves) uses humor and rich characterizations to explore the sometimes thrilling, sometimes pathetic emotional lives of a diverse set of characters. Over the course of eight stories, we are introduced to a host of young people on the cusp of discovery and loss. As he evokes the various states of agony and pleasure--humiliation, rebellion, camaraderie, and desire--Benioff displays a profound understanding of the transformative power of a single moment and how sadness can be illuminated by a humorous flip side. When the Nines Roll Over confirms the promise of a gifted writer emerging as a storytelling force.
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When the Nines Roll Over and Other Stories, David Benioff
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2005
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- Titel
- When the Nines Roll Over and Other Stories
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- David Benioff
- Verlag
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2005
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 240
- ISBN10
- 0452286646
- ISBN13
- 9780452286641
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Belletristik, Musikalische Thematik, Liebe, Kurzgeschichten, Freundschaft, USA, Kriegsliteratur, Kriege, Morde, Tod, Leben, Alleinsein, Trennung, Abschied, Unfall, AIDS
- Bewertung
- 3,85 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- A tour de force of imaginative storytelling from the critically acclaimed author of City of Thieves and The 25th Hour and co-creator of the HBO series Game of Thrones In When the Nines Roll Over , David Benioff (The 25th Hour, City of Thieves) uses humor and rich characterizations to explore the sometimes thrilling, sometimes pathetic emotional lives of a diverse set of characters. Over the course of eight stories, we are introduced to a host of young people on the cusp of discovery and loss. As he evokes the various states of agony and pleasure--humiliation, rebellion, camaraderie, and desire--Benioff displays a profound understanding of the transformative power of a single moment and how sadness can be illuminated by a humorous flip side. When the Nines Roll Over confirms the promise of a gifted writer emerging as a storytelling force.