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Triburbia: A Novel by Karl Taro Greenfeld 2013 Paperback Book, BRAND NEW
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Signed
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Vintage
- No
- Type
- Novel
- ISBN
- 9780062132406
- Era
- 2010s
- ISBN-13
- 9780062132406
- Personalized
- No
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0062132407
ISBN-13
9780062132406
eBay Product ID (ePID)
143628217
Product Key Features
Book Title
Triburbia : a Novel
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Topic
Psychological, Thrillers / Suspense, Literary
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
Greenfeld's sensitivity to nuances of the zeitgeist and his keen observational skills make his characters (some of whom will seem eerily familiar to longtime residents of downtown Manhattan) instantly recognizable as creatures of their time and place without quite denying them their humanity., Greenfeld is an acute social observer, but Triburbia is more than a chronicle of fading hipness; it's also a loving examination of marital and family trials and ties., Triburbia , should share space on the shelf next to Tom Perrotta's Little Children and Jeffery Eugenides's The Virgin Suicides ., The excellent Triburbia brings to mind such modern masters as Cheever, Updike, and Salter, but Greenfeld delivers his own wonderfully sharp-eyed take on recent American life. . . . This is fiction of the first rank--intense, suspenseful, and relevant in the most urgent way., Triburbia is a chorus of voices so sharp, vivid, and finely tuned that New York sounds as if it's speaking directly to us. But more than a portrait of a neighborhood, it's also an absorbing exposé of the extravagant preoccupations and dark desires of the new millennium., 'Greenfeld taps into something universal with Triburbia . . . . An accomplished journalist, Greenfeld brings a reporter's curiosity and an artist's empathy to his crackling, observant first novel.' ( Entertainment Weekly (A-)), The pleasures of Karl Taro Greenfeld's writing are easy to catalog -- a crystalline, terrifically readable prose sty≤ a vast repository of trenchant observations; and a caustic sense of humor that recalls Jonathan Franzen yet with a refreshing economy of speech., Pitch-perfect, dry, and smart, this is a vivid portrait of New York, our lives, our loves, and our hearts., Triburbia is a snapshot of a Manhattan subculture at a certain moment in time. . . . An acclaimed memoirist and journalist turns to fiction to capture the spirit of his neighborhood in the full throes of gentrification., An absorbing first novel. . . . Greenfeld wields his critiques, humor, and observations to create a compelling little universe., Greenfeld taps into something universal with Triburbia . . . . An accomplished journalist, Greenfeld brings a reporter's curiosity and an artist's empathy to his crackling, observant first novel., I loved Triburbia , loved dropping in on these wonderful characters with their outsized appetites and ambitions . . . Most of all, though, I loved Karl Taro Greenfeld's deft satirical touch, the searing empathy with which he offers up his privileged, damaged people to the world., Set on the streets of Manhattan's Tribeca as it transforms from an artist's haven to a place for yuppies and their children, Triburbia showcases Karl Taro Greenfeld's exceptional talent as both a storyteller and satirist., Triburbia is a chorus of voices so sharp, vivid, and finely tuned that New York sounds as if it's speaking directly to us. But more than a portrait of a neighborhood, it's also an absorbing expos of the extravagant preoccupations and dark desires of the new millennium., Voyeurism this seductive and satisfying is usually attended with a trespassing charge. Thanks are owed to Karl Taro Greenfeld for removing the nasty middleman of legal repercussion., Dubliners for the middle-aged downtown set. . . . Mr. Greenfeld's prose is as lean and declarative as a newspaper article, though there are moments of creepy comic brilliance., Compelling. . . . Greenfeld brilliantly illuminates the pecking order and power plays behind the smug faade of this fashionable urban fortress . . . A surprising, involving, and strikingly perceptive tale of social and personal metamorphoses., ' Dubliners for the middle-aged downtown set. . . . Mr. Greenfeld's prose is as lean and declarative as a newspaper article, though there are moments of creepy comic brilliance.' ( The Observer ), Triburbia is darkly humorous, occasionally lascivious, unsparing in its condemnations of the main characters and intrepid in its honest descriptions of the human conscience… But it's not a sad book. It's a candid one. And a good one. It is reassuring, cathartic even., Compelling. . . . Greenfeld brilliantly illuminates the pecking order and power plays behind the smug façade of this fashionable urban fortress . . . A surprising, involving, and strikingly perceptive tale of social and personal metamorphoses.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Synopsis
"Pitch-perfect, dry, and smart, this is a vivid portrait of New York, our lives, our loves, and our hearts." -- Susan Orlean, author of Rin Tin Tin and The Orchid Thief "I loved Triburbia , loved dropping in on these wonderful characters with their outsized appetites and ambitions, the lithe and lively prose, the way the book swirls in and out of these lives and maps perfectly a place and a moment in time. Most of all, though, I loved Karl Taro Greenfeld's deft satirical touch, the searing empathy with which he offers up his privileged, damaged people to the world." -- Jess Walter, author of Beautiful Ruins Karl Taro Greenfeld, author of the acclaimed memoir Boy Alone , delivers a remarkable first novel about a group of families in a fashionable Manhattan neighborhood wrestling with the dark realities of their lives. Thrown together by circumstance, six fathers--a sound engineer, a sculptor, a film producer, a chef, a memoirist, a gangster--meet each morning at a local Tribeca coffee shop after walking their children to their exclusive school. Over the course of a single school year, we are privy to their secrets, passions, and hopes, and learn of their dreams deferred as they confront harsh realities about ambition, wealth, and sex. And we meet their wives and children, who together with these men are discovering the hard truths and welcome surprises that accompany family, marriage, and real estate at midlife. Fascinatingly layered and multidimensional, these linked stories, arranged like puzzle pieces, create a powerful portrait of unlikely friends and their neighborhood in transition. Striking chords that range from haunting and heartbreaking to darkly funny and deeply poignant, Triburbia marks the start of a brilliant literary career., Karl Taro Greenfeld, author of the acclaimed memoir Boy Alone , delivers a stylish first novel about a group of families in a fashionable Manhattan neighborhood wrestling with the dark realities of their lives. A book reminiscent of Tom Rachman's The Imperfectionists and Jennifer Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad , Greenfeld's Triburbia is a bold literary tour de force in which the author renders New York City's vibrant and affluent Tribeca neighborhood as a living breathing, character, much like Armistead Maupin did with San Francisco in his acclaimed Tales of the City . Winner of the PEN/O Henry Prize, Greenfeld dazzles as a debut novelist, marking the beginning of a brilliant career in long-form literary fiction., Karl Taro Greenfeld, author of the acclaimed memoir Boy Alone, delivers a stylish first novel about a group of families in a fashionable Manhattan neighborhood wrestling with the dark realities of their lives. A book reminiscent of Tom Rachman's The Imperfectionists and Jennifer Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad, Greenfeld's Triburbia is a bold literary tour de force in which the author renders New York City's vibrant and affluent Tribeca neighborhood as a living breathing, character, much like Armistead Maupin did with San Francisco in his acclaimed Tales of the City. Winner of the PEN/O Henry Prize, Greenfeld dazzles as a debut novelist, marking the beginning of a brilliant career in long-form literary fiction., "Pitch-perfect, dry, and smart, this is a vivid portrait of New York, our lives, our loves, and our hearts." -- Susan Orlean, author of Rin Tin Tin and The Orchid Thief "I loved Triburbia, loved dropping in on these wonderful characters with their outsized appetites and ambitions, the lithe and lively prose, the way the book swirls in and out of these lives and maps perfectly a place and a moment in time. Most of all, though, I loved Karl Taro Greenfeld's deft satirical touch, the searing empathy with which he offers up his privileged, damaged people to the world." -- Jess Walter, author of Beautiful Ruins Karl Taro Greenfeld, author of the acclaimed memoir Boy Alone, delivers a remarkable first novel about a group of families in a fashionable Manhattan neighborhood wrestling with the dark realities of their lives. Thrown together by circumstance, six fathers--a sound engineer, a sculptor, a film producer, a chef, a memoirist, a gangster--meet each morning at a local Tribeca coffee shop after walking their children to their exclusive school. Over the course of a single school year, we are privy to their secrets, passions, and hopes, and learn of their dreams deferred as they confront harsh realities about ambition, wealth, and sex. And we meet their wives and children, who together with these men are discovering the hard truths and welcome surprises that accompany family, marriage, and real estate at midlife. Fascinatingly layered and multidimensional, these linked stories, arranged like puzzle pieces, create a powerful portrait of unlikely friends and their neighborhood in transition. Striking chords that range from haunting and heartbreaking to darkly funny and deeply poignant, Triburbia marks the start of a brilliant literary career.
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