Sentences with phrase «acclaimed novels»
She forged new ground, first by focusing on storytelling in her comics and then by prioritizing visual art in her two acclaimed novels: The Good Times Are Killing Me, which was adapted into an off - Broadway play, and Cruddy, which the New York Times called, «a work of terrible beauty.»
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Initially best known for his writing, since the early 1990's he has published several acclaimed novels, his first being the iconic Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture which launched in 1991 and identified Coupland as a significant new voice able to skilfully capture the zeitgeist of the moment, or as he describes it: «the early 21st century condition».
Three critically acclaimed novels, each bound to spark discussion and inspire feverish page - turning, are this month's Book Club picks!
She is now proudly publishing as herself with two acclaimed novels My Memories of a Future Life and Lifeform Three.
Since his retirement, he has written six critically acclaimed novels featuring Carl Houseman.
Barbara O'Neal has written a number of highly acclaimed novels, including 2012 RITA winner, How To Bake A Perfect Life, which landed her in the RWA Hall of Fame and was a Target Club Pick.
Cathy Gohlke is the three - time Christy Award - winning author of the critically acclaimed novels Secrets She Kept (winner of the 2016 Carol and INSPY Awards), Saving Amelie (winner of the 2015 INSPY Award), Band of Sisters, Promise Me This (listed by Library Journal as one of the best books of 2012), William Henry Is a Fine Name, and I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires (listed by Library Journal as one of the best books of 2008), which also won the American Christian Fiction Writers» Book of the Year Award.
James Joyce had to self - publish Ulysses, one of the most critically acclaimed novels of the 20th Century, because it was too weird for any publishing house to have it.
Stav Sherez, a British writer with two acclaimed novels already in print, opens the story with a flash to the past.
Philipp Meyer's debut, American Rust (Random House), was one of the most acclaimed novels of 2009.
With his three critically acclaimed novels, Chang - rae Lee has established himself as one of the most talented writers of contemporary literary fiction.
Along with writing a number of critically - acclaimed novels, Tóibín has also worked as a critic and editor of a variety of anthologies, like The Penguin Book of Irish...
Darin Strauss, author of the acclaimed novels Chang & Eng (a 2000 Discover pick), The Real McCoy, and More Than It Hurts You, and the award - winning memoir Half a Life.
The Son by Philipp Meyer (Random House) Philipp Meyer's debut, American Rust, was one of the most acclaimed novels of 2009.
Howard Bahr, author of the critically acclaimed novels The Black Flower and The Year of Jubilo, offers another...
Because of this, the passages about Danticat's own childhood never fully snap into focus and she can only gesture toward her feeling of abandonment when her parents move to the U.S.. For at least one reviewer, this self - effacement compromises Danticat's honesty with the reader, especially since she was writing acclaimed novels and winning literary renown as the book's events unfolded.
She published her debut, After You'd Gone, in 2000, and is now the author of seven highly acclaimed novels.
Jennifer Finney Boylan is Professor of English at Colby College in Maine and the author of the bestseller She's Not There, as well as the acclaimed novels The Planets and Getting In.
A winner of the Edgar Award and the bestselling author of six acclaimed novels, Lisa Scottoline has unabashedly earned the distinction «queen of the legal thriller.»
Gail Godwin is a three - time National Book Award nominee and the bestselling author of many critically acclaimed novels, including A Mother and Two Daughters, Violet Clay, Father Melancholy's Daughter, Evensong, The Good Husband, Evenings at Five, The Making of a Writer, Volumes 1 and 2, Unfinished Desires and Flora.
Sheri S. Tepper is the author of several acclaimed novels, including The Margarets, The Companions, The Visitor, The Fresco, Singer from the Sea, Six Moon Dance, The Family Tree, Gibbon's Decline and Fall, Shadow's End, A Plague of Angels, Sideshow, and Beauty, which was voted Best Fantasy Novel of the Year by readers of Locus magazine.
Like many of Kazuo Ishiguro's widely - acclaimed novels, Nocturnes charts the nature of shifting relationships, the passage of time, real and perceived failures, the consequences of deferred dreams, feelings of estrangement, and the quiet but destructive erosion that occurs when truth is denied for too long, yet it does so with more attenuated gestures and less reflection... Fans of his novels may enjoy the change of pace offered by this debut, but newer readers may prefer to begin with his previous works, which better exemplify his talents.
Rachel Kushner lives in Los Angeles and is the author of the critically acclaimed novels The Flamethrowers and Telex from Cuba.
She is the author of critically acclaimed novels DREAMS OF THE COMPASS ROSE and LORDS OF RAINBOW, as well as the humorous Jane Austen parodies MANSFIELD PARK AND MUMMIES and NORTHANGER ABBEY AND ANGELS AND DRAGONS.
Two acclaimed novels (both of which earned slots on our Best Books of 2014 list) and an edgy supernatural thriller are out in paperback today:
Despite this, Miller feels truly fortunate to have this career, which has seen two of her 10 acclaimed novels (The Good Mother and Inventing the Abbotts) made into films.
Hilary Mantel's critically acclaimed novels «Wolf Hall» and «Bring Up the Bodies,» about King Henry VIII's adviser Thomas Cromwell, come to the small screen with a new miniseries adaptation.
«Bosch,» Amazon Prime's series starring Titus Welliver as the no - nonsense investigator featured in a series of acclaimed novels by Michael Connelly, has received a green light for a second season, barely a month after its premiere.
This five - part limited series based on the acclaimed novels by Edward St. Aubyn tracks Patrick from a privileged but deeply traumatic childhood in the South of France through severe substance abuse in his twenties in New York and, ultimately, toward recovery back home in Britain.
One of William Kennedy's acclaimed novels has been transformed into an amazing opera.
Summary: «This five - part limited series based on the acclaimed novels by Edward St. Aubyn tracks Patrick from a privileged but deeply traumatic childhood in the South of France through severe substance abuse in his twenties in New York and, ultimately, toward recovery back home in Britain.»
Mark Salzman's acclaimed novel about a cloistered Carmelite monastery, Lying Awake, reflects on the office.
Today's guest post comes all the way from Laos, where my friend Lisa McKay — author of the highly acclaimed novel, My Hands Came Away Red — lives with her husband Mike, who works for a humanitarian organization in the region.
Martin Scorsese's adaptation of the controversial and acclaimed novel Silence may be the most ambitious of his career: According to reports, it will run well over three hours, the longest film he's ever made.
Hall will continue to work with SHOWTIME to develop and executive produce AMERICAN DREAM MACHINE, a serial adaptation of Matthew Specktor's acclaimed novel about two generations of Hollywood royalty.
Adapted from author Edwin Torres» acclaimed novel, Carlito's Way: Rise to Power also stars Mario Van Peebles, Luis Guzmán, and Sean Combs.
Stephen Chbosky directs this adaptation of his own critically acclaimed novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Vivid, darkly humorous and often mystical, Barbet Schroeder's adaptation of Fernando Vallejo's acclaimed novel was largely filmed secretly under dangerous circumstances on the streets of Medellin.
Synopsis: CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, the new film by Luca Guadagnino, is a sensual and transcendent tale of first love, based on the acclaimed novel by André Aciman.
In the Season 1 premiere, Hank is dismayed when he sees the film version of his acclaimed novel, agrees to a blind date arranged by his agent that goes horribly awry, and learns that his ex-girlfriend Karen is engaged to another man.
Based on the acclaimed novel «Project X» by Jim Shepard, this
A once - contented wife struggles to maintain her dignity when her husband abandons her for a younger woman in longtime television director Christopher Menaul's adaptation of Stevie Davies» acclaimed novel.
Based on the acclaimed novel «Project X» by Jim Shepard, this unflinching look at adolescence explores how the powerful bonds of childhood friendship and search for belonging can become a matter of life or death.
Based on an acclaimed novel by Ron Rash, Serena is like a towering tale that's been fed into a woodchipper.
If the subsequent adaptation of author Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s acclaimed novel Breakfast of Champions failed to capture the essence of the written word, Nolte still managed to offer an impressive performance in the following year's The Golden Bowl.At this point in his career Nolte could certainly be counted on to turn in compelling performances regardless of the project, which made the return of his former demons more tragic than ever.
Stephen Chbosky directs this adaptation of his own critically acclaimed novel which focuses on the shy and unpopular Charlie (Logan Lerman) who finds friends in Sam (Emma Watson) and Patrick (Ezra Miller).
Based on the acclaimed novel by the «Queen of Icelandic Crime,» this atmospheric chiller is both a hair - raising ghost story and a powerful tale of life beyond death.
From the Studio: CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, the new film by Luca Guadagnino, is a sensual and transcendent tale of first love, based on the acclaimed novel by André Aciman.
This bitter brew of English bile, adapted by playwright Patrick Marber from Zoe Heller's acclaimed novel, What Was She Thinking?
The Hunter (BluRay)(2011, Daniel Nettheim) Based on the acclaimed novel by Julia Leigh, The Hunter is a powerful psychological drama which takes us deep into the stunning Tasmanian wilderness.