Adam Haslett

Adam Haslett crafts a sweeping American drama about the long legacy of mental illness, the bonds of kinship, and the limits of love.Michael is John and Margaret''s eldest son. He''s a precocious kid, smart and funny, obsessed with books and music. Even while he''s still very young, he finds himself at odds with his father in ways neither one quite understands.His sister Celia is the sensible one in the family: tougher than the boys, unshakeably certain about how the world works, desperate to impress her dad.And then there''s Alec, the youngest, the most ambitious and also the most sensitive. He grows up in the shadow of Michael''s distant coolness and Celia''s pragmatic confidence, never quite understanding his father''s strange games or keeping up with the others.The children are still living at home when their brilliant, beloved father walks into the woods by their house and take his own life. Years later, when they are adults, one of them will follow him.How are we damaged by what we are born into - by those we love or who have loved us? How much can any family give to save one of its own? And how can you tell the difference between what is passed on and what is simply imitated or learned by habit - between the truly inherited flaw and the self-fulfilling prophecy?Weaving together the voices of five family members, Adam Haslett imagines how a single isolated tragedy can become the event that defines many lives, unfolding a rich and painful novel that has all the makings of an American classic.

From a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, a ferociously intimate story of a family facing the ultimate question: how far will we go to save the people we love the most? When Margarets fiancee, John, is hospitalized for depression in 1960s London, she faces a choice: carry on with their plans despite what she now knows of his condition, or back away from the suffering it may bring her. She decides to marry him. Imagine Me Gone is the unforgettable story of what unfolds from this act of love and faith. At the heart of it is their eldest son, Michael, a brilliant, anxious music fanatic who makes sense of the world through parody. Over the span of decades, his younger siblings -- the savvy and responsible Celia and the ambitious and tightly controlled Alec -- struggle along with their mother to care for Michaels increasingly troubled and precarious existence. Told in alternating points of view by all five members of the family, this searing, gut-wrenching, and yet frequently hilarious novel brings alive with remarkable depth and poignancy the love of a mother for her children, the often inescapable devotion siblings feel toward one another, and the legacy of a fathers pain in the life of a family. With his striking emotional precision and lively, inventive language, Adam Haslett has given us something rare: a novel with the power to change how we see the most important people in our lives. "Haslett is one of the countrys most talented writers, equipped with a sixth sense for characterization"-Wall Street Journal"Ambitious and stirring . . . With Imagine Me Gone , Haslett has reached another level."-New York Times Book Review

A mother and son estranged for many years reckon at last with the secret that has kept them apart in this highly anticipated novel by one of the most talented American writers of his generationAt forty Peter an asylum lawyer in New York City is overworked and isolated He spends his days immersed in the struggles of immigrants only to return to an empty apartment and occasional hook ups with a man who wants more than Peter can give But when the asylum case of a young gay man pierces Peter s numbness the event that he has avoided for twenty years returns to haunt him Ann his mother who runs a women s retreat centre she founded after leaving his father is wounded by the estrangement from Peter but cherishes the world she has built She long ago banished from her mind the decision that divided her from her son But as Peter s case plunges him further into the fraught memory of his first love and the night of violence that changed his life forever he and his mother must confront the secret that tore them apart With unsurpassed emotional depth Mothers and Sons reveals all that is lost by looking away from the past and the love that might be restored by facing it In his spellbinding new novel Adam Haslett demonstrates yet again his mastery of a rich assortme

Apenas unos días antes de que se produjera la espectacular quiebra de Lehman Brothers, uno de los episodios clave de la peor crisisfinanciera global desde 1929, Adam Haslett entregaba su primera novela, una cautivante historia sobre los fragiles cimientos de unaedad de oro corrompida por la codicia. Incorporado a la vanguardia de la literatura norteamericana con la coleccion de relatos Aquino eres un extraño -con la que obtuvo el prestigioso PEN New England Award y fue finalista del National Book Award y del Premio Pulitzer-, Haslett explora los factores culturales y humanos que propiciaron el colapso a traves de un reducido grupo de personajes conposturas eticas irreconciliables.Doug Fanning, el joven tiburon financiero que lidera la vertiginosa expansion del Union Atlantic, uno de los grandes bancos del pais, acaba de construirse una ostentosa mansion en una selecta zona residencial a las afueras de Boston. Alli topara desde el primer dia con el encono de su vecina, Charlotte Graves, una profesora de Historia que acudira a los tribunales para denunciar la venta del terreno protegido donde se ha edificado la casa. Entre ambos litigantes se interpondra Nate Fuller,un atormentado estudiante de instituto al que Charlotte da clases particulares. Asi, mientras Fanning orquesta sofisticadas operaciones financiera...

SHORTLISTED COMMONWEALTH WRITERSPRIZE EUROPE/SOUTH ASIA REGION BEST BOOKLONGLISTED FOR THE FT AND GOLDMAN SACHS BOOK AWARDSDoug Fanning lives an apparently gilded existence. A Gulf war veteran turned banker at the vast investment bank Union Atlantic, he is wealthy, handsome and powerful - the epitome of Wall Street success. Charlotte Graves lives in self-imposed exile deep in the forests of rural Massachusetts, stubbornly refusing to engage with a country she feels to be in morally bankrupt. When Fanning decides to build himself a sprawling mansion adjacent to her home, her isolation is threatened and she determines to evict him from his land and, if she can, his kind from her country.Union Atlantic is a deeply involving novel of the modern world - a world in crisis, where individual humanity is pitted against the global marketplace, and we must decide what, in the end, we value most highly.

The nine stories in You Are Not a Stranger Here are set in Los Angeles, the Midwest, New England and England. What unites them is the refined writing and a raw emotional power that carries the reader past the surface of the subject and into the core of the characters' lives. There is grief, passion, loneliness, humour and longing in these stories, but ultimately the book sets off the shock of recognition that takes readers past the clich-d language of human suffering and brings them to understand their own experience through the characters' lives.

Desde el primer capítulo, la narración arrolladora de un hombre aquejado de trastorno bipolar, hasta el que cierra el libro con la conmovedora descripción de la amistad entre un adolescente y una anciana que padece esquizofrenia, Haslett transita con soltura por la delgada línea que separa a menudo la cordura de la enfermedad. Se suceden así unas historias impresionantes, protagonizadas por un peculiar abanico de personajes, desde un niño con el don de la clarividencia hasta dos hermanos que se protegen mutuamente con tanto celo que ven en la posibilidad de amar una amenaza a su unión.

Le quotidien de Peter, la quarantaine, se résume à son travail d’avocat spécialisé dans la défense des demandeurs d’asile à New York. Plongé dans les récits de ceux qui ont quitté leur pays dans l’es

A mother and son, estranged for years, must grapple with the shared secret that drove their lives apart in this enthralling story about family, forgivenessand how a fleeting act of violence can change a life forever. At forty, Peter, an asylum lawyer in New York City, is overworked and isolated. He spends his days immersed in the struggles of immigrants only to return to an empty apartment and occasional hook-ups with a man who wants more than Peter can give. But when the asylum case of a young gay man pierces Peters numbness, the event that he has avoided for twenty years returns to haunt him. Ann, his mother, who runs a womens retreat center she founded after leaving his father, is hurt by the estrangement from Peter but cherishes the world she has built. She long ago put behind her the decision that divided her from her son. But as Peters case plunges him further into the fraught memory of his first love and the night of violence that changed his life, he and his mother must confront the secret that tore them apart. With unsurpassed emotional depth, Mothers and Sons reveals all that is lost by looking away from the past and the love that might be restored by facing it. In his spellbinding new novel, Adam Haslett demonstrates yet again his mastery of a rich assortment of literary gifts (New York Times).

Quand John est hospitalisé pour dépression à Londres dans les années soixante, Margaret, sa fiancée, doit choisir entre continuer à vivre à ses côtés malgré la maladie et fuir la peine qu’il pourrait

In one of the most acclaimed fiction debuts in years, Adam Haslett explores the lives that appear shuttered by loss and discovers entire worlds hidden inside them. An ageing inventor, burning with manic creativity, tries to reconcile with his estranged gay son. An orphaned boy draws a thuggish classmate into a relationship of escalating guilt and violence. A genteel middle-aged woman, a long-time resident of a rest home, becomes the confidante of a lovelorn, teenage volunteer. With Checkovian restraint and compassion, conveying both the sorrow of life and the courage with which people rise to meet it, You Are Not A Stranger Here is a triumph.

A mother and son, estranged for many years, reckon at last with the secret that has kept them apart in this highly anticipated novel by one of the most talented American writers of his generationPeter, an asylum lawyer in New York City, is overworked and isolated, spending his days immersed in the struggles of immigrants only to return to an empty apartment and occasional detached hook-ups. But when the asylum case of a young gay man pierces Peters numbness, the catastrophic event that he has avoided facing for twenty years returns to haunt him.Ann, his mother, who runs a womens retreat she founded after leaving his father, is hurt by her estrangement from Peter but cherishes the world she has built. She long ago put behind her the decision that divided her from her son. But as Peters case plunges him further into the fraught memory of his first love and the night of violence that changed his life, he and his mother must confront the secret that tore them apart.Subtle, symphonic and satisfyingFinancial TimesAn epic family saga that packs an extraordinary emotional punch . . . this book is his best yetObserver

Shortlisted for the NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 20172017 PULITZER PRIZE Finalist for Fiction TIME Top Ten Novels of 2016 It might be the best American novel about a middle-class family since Jonathan Franzens The CorrectionsIndependentExceptional, haunting, distinctive... [It] resembles the work of Anne Tyler, intertwining grief and love... Intimate and panoramicThe Sunday TimesDreadfully sad and hilariously funny. Literature of the highest order Peter CareyUniversal and essential, the heart-breaking story of an ordinary American family shaped by tragedyMichaels father walked into the woods one day, and out of his familys life for ever. Yet he and his brother and sister see it less as a tragedy in their past and more as a forewarning of the future. For Michael - smart, brilliant, so alive and vital - feels the darkness that drew their father away and how, given the chance, it might take the whole family. He wants to save them - but can he save himself?

Cuando John es hospitalizado por depresión en Londres en los años sesenta, su prometida, Margaret, se enfrenta a un dilema: seguir con sus planes a pesar de lo que ahora sabe o alejarse del sufrimiento que pueda ocasionarle. Finalmente decide casarse con John." Imagina que no estoy " es la historia de lo que supone este acto de amor y fe. En el centro de la narracion esta el hijo mayor de la pareja, Michael, un fanatico de la musica, brillante y ansioso, que da sentido al mundo a traves de la parodia. Y la historia de como, en el transcurso de decadas, sus hermanos mas jovenes -la inteligente y responsable Celia y el ambicioso y controlado Alec- luchan junto a su madre para cuidar de la existencia cada vez mas preocupante y precaria de Michael. " Haslett es uno de los escritores con mas talento de EE.UU., dotado de un sexto sentido para la caracterizacion y un estilo agil y nada pretencioso " . The Wall Street Journal " Quizas estemos ante la mejor novela americana sobre una familia de clase media desde " Las correcciones " de Jonathan Franzen " The Independent" Ambicioso y estimulante, Haslett ha alcanzado otro nivel, permitiendo a los lectores acceder a la representacion plena y luminosa de una mente asediada " . The New York Times

From the acclaimed author of Imagine Me Gone and the Pulitzer Prize finalist You Are Not A Stranger Here, a stunning, masterful portrait of our modern gilded age. At the heart of Union Atlantic lies a test of wills between a retired history teacher, Charlotte Graveswho has suddenly begun to hear her two dogs speaking to her in the voices of Cotton Mather and Malcolm Xand an ambitious young banker, Doug Fanning, who is building an ostentatious mansion on what was once Charlottes family land. Drawn into the conflict is Nate Fuller, a troubled high-school student who stirs powerful emotions in both of them. What emerges is a riveting story of financial power, the defense of tradition, and the distortions of desire these forces create. With remarkable scope and precision, Union Atlantic delivers a striking vision of the violent, anxious world weve come to inhabit.

From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner: At the close of the 17th century, Iceland is an oppressed Danish colony, suffering under extreme poverty, famine, and plague. A farmer and accused cord-thief named Jon Hreggvidsson makes a bawdy joke about the Danish king and soon after finds himself a fugitive charged with the murder of the kings hangman.In the years that follow, the hapless but resilient rogue Hreggvidsson becomes a pawn entangled in political and personal conflicts playing out on a far grander scale. Chief among these is the star-crossed love affair between Snaefridur, known as Icelands Sun, a beautiful, headstrong young noblewoman, and Arnas Arnaeus, the kings antiquarian, an aristocrat whose worldly manner conceals a fierce devotion to his downtrodden countrymen. As their personal struggle plays itself out on an international stage, Laxness creates a Dickensian canvas of heroism and venality, violence and tragedy, charged with narrative enchantment on every page.Sometimes grim, sometimes uproarious, and always captivating, Icelands Ball is at once an updating of the traditional Icelandic saga and a caustic social satire.

Una madre y un hijo, distanciados pero con el anhelo de reencontrarse, se enfrentan por fin al secreto que los ha mantenido separados durante décadas. A su cuarenta años, Peter, abogado de inmigración de Nueva York, lleva una vida marcada por el estres y la soledad. Consagra sus dias a la defensa incansable de sus clientes para regresar a un apartamento vacio donde mantiene encuentros esporadicos con un hombre que espera de el mas de lo que Peter puede dar. Sin embargo, cuando el caso de un joven gay albanes atraviesa su coraza emocional, el suceso que lleva evitando durante veinte años regresa con toda la fuerza del pasado.Ann, su madre, dirige un centro de retiros para mujeres que fundo tras separarse del padre de Peter. Aunque la distancia con su hijo le causa dolor, opta por aferrarse al mundo que ha logrado erigir, desterrando de su mente la decision que los separo. Pero a medida que el caso del joven albanes va sumergiendo a Peter en los recuerdos de su primer amor y de la tragica noche que marco su vida para siempre, madre e hijo se veran obligados a enfrentarse al secreto que los ha mantenido alejados.Con una profundidad emocional insuperable, Madres e hijos revela todo lo que se pierde al apartar la mirada del pasado y todo lo que puede recuperarse cuando se reune el valor para mirarlo de frente. En esta nueva y fascinante novela, Adam Haslett demuestra una vez mas su maestria en el manejo de una rica variedad de dones literarios.

Una madre y un hijo, distanciados pero con el anhelo de reencontrarse, se enfrentan por fin al secreto que los ha mantenido separados durante décadas. A su cuarenta años, Peter, abogado de inmigración de Nueva York, lleva una vida marcada por el estres y la soledad. Consagra sus dias a la defensa incansable de sus clientes para regresar a un apartamento vacio donde mantiene encuentros esporadicos con un hombre que espera de el mas de lo que Peter puede dar. Sin embargo, cuando el caso de un joven gay albanes atraviesa su coraza emocional, el suceso que lleva evitando durante veinte años regresa con toda la fuerza del pasado.Ann, su madre, dirige un centro de retiros para mujeres que fundo tras separarse del padre de Peter. Aunque la distancia con su hijo le causa dolor, opta por aferrarse al mundo que ha logrado erigir, desterrando de su mente la decision que los separo. Pero a medida que el caso del joven albanes va sumergiendo a Peter en los recuerdos de su primer amor y de la tragica noche que marco su vida para siempre, madre e hijo se veran obligados a enfrentarse al secreto que los ha mantenido alejados.Con una profundidad emocional insuperable, Madres e hijos revela todo lo que se pierde al apartar la mirada del pasado y todo lo que puede recuperarse cuando se reune el valor para mirarlo de frente. En esta nueva y fascinante novela, Adam Haslett demuestra una vez mas su maestria en el manejo de una rica variedad de dones literarios.

Apenas unos días antes de que se produjera la espectacular quiebra de Lehman Brothers, uno de los episodios clave de la peor crisis financiera global desde 1929, Adam Haslett entregaba su primera novela, una cautivante historia sobre los frágiles cimientos de una edad de oro corrompida por la codicia. Incorporado a la vanguardia de la literatura norteamericana con la colección de relatos Aquí no eres un extraño —con la que obtuvo el prestigioso PEN New England Award y fue finalista del National Book Award y del Premio Pulitzer—, Haslett explora los factores culturales y humanos que propiciaron el colapso a través de un reducido grupo de personajes con posturas éticas irreconciliables. Doug Fanning, el joven tiburón financiero que lidera la vertiginosa expansión del Union Atlantic, uno de los grandes bancos del país, acaba de construirse una ostentosa mansión en una selecta zona residencial a las afueras de Boston. Allí topará desde el primer día con el encono de su vecina, Charlotte Graves, una profesora de Historia que acudirá a los tribunales para denunciar la venta del terreno protegido donde se ha edificado la casa. Entre ambos litigantes se interpondrá Nate Fuller, un atormentado estudiante de instituto al que Charlotte da clases particulares. Así, mientras Fanning orquesta sofisticadas operaciones financieras al límite de la legalidad, el hermano de Charlotte, Henry Graves, director de la Reserva Federal de Nueva York, se halla cerca de destapar una trama de corrupción financiera de un potencial y unas dimensiones que ni él mismo imagina.