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Beautyland

Мари-Хелен Бертино
At the moment when Voyager 1 is launched into space carrying its famous golden record, a baby of unusual perception is born to a single mother in Philadelphia. Adina Giorno is tiny and jaundiced, but reaches for warmth and light. As a child, she recognizes that she is different; she also possesses knowledge of a faraway planet. The arrival of a fax machine enables her to contact her extraterrestrial relatives, beings who have sent her to report on the oddities of earthlings. For years, as she m...

Издательство:

Straus and Giroux, Farrar

ISBN:

9780374109288

Год издания:

2024

Язык:

Английский

336 pages, Hardcover

Возрастные ограничения:

18+

Критика

MICHAEL SCHAUB, THE BOSTON GLOBE

"One of the most memorable characters in recent American literature, and Bertino's novel is a stunning look at her life ... The premise of Beautyland might seem high-concept and possibly twee at first, but the novel is anything but ... A monumental accomplishment, a shimmering masterpiece from an author with talent to spare. It's also a novel that offers, but doesn't insist upon, hope and freedom from isolation."

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