Trent Dalton

Gebundenes Buch

Boy Swallows Universe

A Novel

Beschreibung

An utterly wonderful debut novel of love, crime, magic, fate, and a boy’s coming-of-age, set in 1980s Australia Eli Bell’s life is complicated. His father is lost, his mother is in jail, and his stepdad is a heroin dealer. The most steadfast adult in Eli’s life is Slim—a notorious felon and national record-holder for successful prison escapes—who watches over Eli and August, Eli’s silent genius of an older brother. Exiled far from the rest of the world in Darra, a neglected suburb of Brisbane, this twelve-year-old boy with an old soul and an adult mind is just trying to follow his heart, learn what it takes to be a good man, and train for a glamorous career in journalism. Life, however, insists on throwing obstacles in Eli’s path—most notably Tytus Broz, Queensland’s legendary drug dealer. But the real trouble lies ahead. Eli is about to fall in love, face off against truly bad guys, and fight to save his mother from certain doom—all before starting high school. A story of brotherhood, true love, family, and the most unlikely of friendships, Boy Swallows Universe is the tale of an adolescent boy on the cusp of discovering the man he will be. Powerful, kinetic, and infused with originality, charm, pathos, and heart to spare, Trent Dalton’s debut is sure to be one of the most exhilarating novels you will experience.

Autor

Trent Dalton is a two-time Walkley Award-winning journalist and the international bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe, All Our Shimmering Skies, and Lola in the Mirror. His books have sold over 1.3 million copies in Australia alone. He lives in Brisbane, Australia, with his wife and two daughters.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 452
• Erscheinungstermin: April 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 163mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9780062898104
• ISBN-10: 0062898108
• Artikelnr.: 53212430

Rezensionen

'Extraordinary ... you will want this' Joanna Cannon

'Many coming-of-age novels set in the 1980s are little more than a roll-call of pop songs, retro snack foods and chopper bikes. Not this one. This is a proper literary novel about addiction, poverty, parenting and the power of love ... Dalton has created an electric novel out of a troubled childhood ... it's a lively, funny affirmation of the human instinct for survival in a hostile environment' The Times

'Chock full of magic and what it really means to be a good person. The Bell brothers will stay with me for a very long time' Rachael Brown, Guardian

'Thrilling' New York Times

'Stellar ... makes the typical

coming-of-age novel look bland by comparison ...This is an outstanding debut' Publishers Weekly

'Boy Swallows Universe hypnotizes you with wonder, and then hammers you with heartbreak. The events of Eli's life are often fatal and tragic, but fate and tragedy do not overpower the story. Eli's remarkably poetic voice and his astonishingly open heart take the day. They enable him to carve out the best of what's possible from the worst of what is, which is the miracle that makes this novel marvellous' Washington Post

'Marvellous ... filled with beautifully lyric prose ... exceptional' Booklist (Starred Review)

'The best Australian novel I have read in more than a decade' Sydney Morning Herald

'The most extraordinary writer - a rare talent' Nikki Gemmell

'Unsuspectedly joyous... sad, warm, witty' The Australian

Do you remember what it felt like as a kid when you poured an entire package of Pop Rocks into your mouth and felt them all explode at once? That's what it feels like to read this astonishing, captivating novel - except more violent and bloody and urgent, and maybe the Pop Rocks are live grenades? ... I absolutely loved it. Bravo, Trent Dalton. Thank you for the wild, beautiful, heart-exploding ride. Elizabeth Gilbert