Nickolas Butler

Henry, Lee, Kip y Ronny crecieron juntos en el mismo pueblo de Wisconsin, Little Wing. Amigos desde niños, sus vidas comenzaron de manera similar, pero han tomado caminos distintos. Henry se quedó en el pueblo y se caso con su primera novia, mientras que el resto lo abandono en busca de algo mas: Ronny se convirtio en un famoso cowboy de rodeo, Kip en exitoso agente de bolsa y Lee en una estrella de rock de fama mundial. Cuando se vuelven a reunir en una boda, todos tratan de recuperar su vieja amistad pese a lo mucho que han cambiado. Entre la alegria del encuentro las antiguas rivalidades renacen y los viejos secretos amenazan con destrozar amistad y amor. Un relato maravilloso, emotivo y profundo que trata de un viejo tema: ¿podemos sentirnos alguna vez realmente en casa? Una novela sobre las cosas que importan: el amor y la lealtad, el poder de la musica y la belleza de la naturaleza. Publicada recientemente en EE. UU., Canciones de amor a quemarropa se ha convertido en una de las sensaciones literarias del año.Gracias a su lirismo y a la habilidad con que articula detalles reveladores, no deberia pasar desapercibida. Fernando Castanedo (Babelia) Butler ha escrito una oda a los buenos amigos () o, mas bien, una elegia a la capacidad de soldar las fracturas que los años causan en las articulaciones de los hombres. Antonio Lozano (Cultura/s. La Vanguardia) De lectura deliciosa e intensa, habla de la progresion de las relaciones con la edad, del amor, de lo que cuesta y lo que se paga. Pero donde se eleva es en la intima relacion del que con el donde (Wisconsin), cuando se habla del amor -o el odio, segun quien- a la tierra y las raices, hogar y cadenas. J. L. (Rolling Stone) Nickolas Butler (...) ahora es escritor. Y de los buenos. De esos que escriben con el poso de la literatura que permanece. Es el caso de Canciones de amor a quemarropa (...). No aspira a ser una novela generacional, sino la partitura (bien escrita) de quienes construyen sus sueños sin renunciar al hogar Ines Martin Rodrigo (ABC Cultural) Que la narrativa de Butler sea irreprochable, poetica en ocasiones, cruda en otras, pero agil y directa siempre, no hace mas que facilitar este viaje a nuestras raices comunes. Roger Simeon (Revista de Letras)Butler escribe con sencillez una consistente novela sobre sentimientos primordiales, como el amor, la amistad o el apego al terruño o la vida comunitaria. Los personajes tienen mucho cuerpo y la historia rebosa autenticidad y atrapa inmediatamente al lector. Iñigo Urrutia (SDV. El Diario Vasco) Canciones de amor a quemarropa es una novela escrita con la honestidad de quien ama la literatura como vehiculo para dar rienda suelta a sus emociones, sus sentimientos, sus recuerdos y combatir asi el duro desafio de una realidad que muestra cada dia lo dificil que es vivir sin vender el alma al diablo de lo convencional. Antonio J. Ubero (La Opinion de Murcia) Una historia suave sobre el amor y las guerras que este emprende. Una suave caricia en medio de cualquier invierno, el sabor de la nieve derritiendose en la boca de un sediento. Delicatessen. Sonia Fides (Heraldo de Aragon) Una historia que dispara al corazon. (...) El autor logra que los cinco n...

Ils étaient quatre inséparables. Hank, Kip, Ronny et Lee. Les rois de la petite ville de Little Wing. À l’âge adulte, leurs chemins ont divergé. Certains sont restés et voudraient fuir. D’autres son

From the award-winning author of Shotgun Lovesongs, a dazzling collection of stories sure to surprise readers as often as it moves them...Young couples gather to participate in an annual ''chainsaw party'', cutting down trees for firewood in anticipation of the winter. A group of men spend a weekend in the wilderness where they grew up, and where some still find themselves trapped. An ageing environmentalist takes out his frustration and anger on a singular, unsuspecting target. A woman helps another get revenge against a man whose crime extends to an entire community.In these ten stories, Nickolas Butler demonstrates his talent for portraying a place and its people with unparalleled tenderness, evoking an American landscape that will be instantly recognizable to readers enchanted by his debut novel, Shotgun Lovesongs.

From the celebrated author of Shotgun Lovesongs, a heart-wrenching look at family and the American mid-westStylistWith its focus on spirituality and reverence for the joys of everyday life, Little Faith calls to mind Marilynne Robinsons Gilead.The New York TimesLyle Hovde is at the onset of his golden years, living a mostly content life in rural Wisconsin with his wife, Peg, daughter, Shiloh, and five-year-old grandson, Isaac. After a troubled adolescence and subsequent estrangement from her parents, Shiloh has finally come home. But, while away, she became deeply involved with an extremist church, and the devout pastor courting her is convinced Isaac has the spiritual ability to heal the sick.Reckoning with his own faith - or lack thereof - Lyle soon finds himself torn between his unease about the church and the growing threat it poses to keeping his daughter and grandson in his life.Set over the course of one year and beautifully evoking the change of seasons, Little Faith is a powerful and deeply affecting novel about family and community, the ways in which belief is both formed and shaken, and the lengths we go to protect our own.

Mesmerising.The Herald, Best Books to read this summerA glorious novel, as lyrical as it is suspenseful - breathless, tense, and shimmering. STEPH CHAMy daddy always told me, if it looks too good to be true - then it probably is.Bart, Teddy and Cole have been best friends since childhood. Having founded their own small-town construction company, they yearn to build a legacy, something to leave behind to their families. So when Gretchen Connors, a mysterious millionaire lawyer from California, approaches them with a stunning, almost formidable project in the mountains above their town, the three friends convince themselves its the job which will secure their future.But what is Gretchen hiding from them? And why does the build have to be complete by Christmas, a near-impossible deadline? With the lines between ambition and greed more slippery and dangerous than the three friends ever imagined, how far will they push themselves and what will be the cost of their dream?From the author of the international bestseller Shotgun Lovesongs, Godspeed is an unforgettable tale of family, friendship and temptation.

Henry, Lee, Kip and Ronny grew up together in rural Wisconsin. Friends since childhood, their lives all began the same way, but have since taken different paths. Henry stayed on the family farm and married his first love, whilst the others left in search of something more. Ronnie became a rodeo star, Kip made his fortune in the city, and musician Lee found fame - but heartbreak, too. Now all four are back in town for a wedding, each of them hoping to recapture their old closeness but unable to escape how much has changed. Amid the happiness of reunion and celebration, old rivalries resurface and a wife's secret threatens to tear both a marriage and a friendship apart ...This is a novel about the things that matter - love and loyalty, the power of music and the beauty of nature - told in a uniquely beautiful, warm-hearted and profound way and exploring the age-old question of whether we can ever truly come home.

A big-hearted masterpiece of small-town life from a glorious new voice in American fiction.Henry, Lee, Kip and Ronny grew up together in rural Wisconsin. Friends since childhood, their lives all began the same way, but have since taken different paths. Henry stayed on the family farm and married his first love, whilst the others left in search of something more. Ronnie became a rodeo star, Kip made his fortune in the city, and musician Lee found fame but heartbreak, too.Now all four are back in town for a wedding, each of them hoping to recapture their old closeness but unable to escape how much has changed. Amid the happiness of reunion and celebration, old rivalries resurface and a wifes secret threatens to tear both a marriage and a friendship apart...This is a novel about the things that matter love and loyalty, the power of music and the beauty of nature told in a uniquely beautiful, warm-hearted and profound way and exploring the age-old question of whether we can ever truly come home.

Parejas jóvenes se reúnen para participar en la fiestra de la motosierra anual, la tala de árboles para leña en previsión del invierno. Un grupo de hombres pasan un fin de semana en el desierto donde crecieron, y donde algunos todavia se encuentran atrapados. Un ecologista envejecido saca su frustracion y rabia en un objetivo singular e inesperado. Una mujer ayuda a otra a vengarse de un hombre cuyo crimen se extiende a toda una comunidad. En estas diez historias, Nickolas Butler demuestra su talento para retratar un lugar y su gente con sensibilidad sin precedentes, que evocan un paisaje americano que sera facilmente reconocible para los lectores encantados por su primera novela Shotgun Lovesongs

Lyle Hovde is at the onset of his golden years, living a mostly content life in rural Wisconsin with his wife, Peg, daughter, Shiloh, and five-year-old grandson, Isaac. After a troubled adolescence and subsequent estrangement from her parents, Shiloh has finally come home. But, while away, she became deeply involved with an extremist church, and the devout pastor courting her is convinced Isaac has the spiritual ability to heal the sick. Reckoning with his own faith - or lack thereof - Lyle soon finds himself torn between his unease about the church and the growing threat it poses to keeping his daughter and grandson in his life. Set over the course of one year and beautifully evoking the change of seasons, Little Faith is a powerful and deeply affecting novel about family and community, the ways in which belief is both formed and shaken, and the lengths we go to protect our own.

Verano de 1962. Nelson, un chico de trece años, es el corneta de un campamento de boy scouts. Sus medallas, su habilidad para encender el fuego y el celo con el que desempeña sus tareas no son la mejor manera de ganarse amigos. Solo Jonathan, el chico mas popular del campamento, le presta un poco de atencion: es el unico que se acuerda de su cumpleaños y el unico que lo defiende de los abusones. Jonathan y Nelson no lo saben todavia pero en su infancia forjaran una amistad que resistira el paso del tiempo y que les ayudara a soportar los golpes que la vida tiene reservados para ellos.Tres generaciones de hombres se enfrentan a sus flaquezas en ese territorio, no siempre bien delimitado, que separa lo heroico de lo cobarde, el bien del mal, la fidelidad de la traicion. Una inolvidable novela sobre las dificultades y las recompensas de las grandes amistades.El corazon de los hombres es una saga intimista y sentida, y divertida, y cruel, y conmovedora. Rodrigo Fresan (Vanity Fair) Hace falta mucho talento narrativo y mucho valor para contar asi una sola historia en tres partes que abarcan casi un siglo sin perder veracidad, mostrando con toda conviccion el paso del tiempo sobre personas y escenarios, templando con tanta maestria el dolor, la emocion y la compasion. Jose Maria Guelbenzu ("Libro de la Semana", Babelia - El Pais) El libro nos enseña [las vidas de sus personajes], a saltos, hasta la tercera decada del siglo XXI, dejando caer por el camino palabras sabias y momentos duraderos sobre amor, amistad, decepcion, esperanza y, en fin, todo el espectro de la experiencia humana. Juan Manuel Freire (Rockdelux) El realismo de quilates busca [...] resaltar la emotividad de las historias para alcanzar la verdad mas honda y conseguir que la escritura resulte todo lo legible que cabe desear. Asi es la estetica que hace suya y de paso revitaliza el joven Nickolas Butler en su segunda novela. Robert Saladrigas (La Vanguardia) El talento de Butler para describir el paisaje sentimental de una epoca vuelve a ser magistral. Sagrario Fdez.-Prieto (La Razon) "El corazon de los hombres" describe el mundo masculino en una sociedad atravesada por las guerras. La educacion de los hombres, transmitida por otros hombres que, en la mayoria de los casos, de generacion en generacion, no han encontrado mas sabiduria que la desgracia. Matias Crowder (Diari de Girona) Nickolas Butler, autor de la excelente Canciones de amor a quemarropa, retrata en esta nueva y notable novela los sinsabores de las amistades que sobreviven al paso del tiempo y las nuevas formas de relacion entre padres e hijos. Iñigo Urrutia (El Diario Vasco) Esta novela es un puñetazo en el estomago A menudo vuelvo sobre los pasos de Nelson, la gran creacion de Butler. Es un personaje de una bondad tan autentica, de una melancolia tan emocionante y precisa, que creo que nunca lo olvidare. Y a fin de cuentas: ¿no es eso lo que le pedimos a una novela, que sea inolvidable? Darin Strauss (The New York Times Book Review) Los fans de la premiada Canciones de amor a quemarropa acogeran con entusiasmo esta obra impresionante que tiene un conjunto de personajes tan extraordinario. Con esta entrega Butler demuestra que es el primero de la clase. Library JournalButl...

This is storytelling at its finest.' USA Today'Heart-stoppingly good.' Willy Vlautin'Subtle and heartfelt . . . Wonderful.' Big Issue'A heart-wrenching look at family and the American mid-west.' StylistLyle and his wife, Peg, are living a mostly contented life in rural Wisconsin. Their daughter, Shiloh, after some troubled years has finally come home, with their five-year-old grandson, Isaac. But while away, Shiloh became deeply involved with the pastor of an extremist church in a nearby town, who is convinced that Isaac has the ability to heal the sick. Struggling with his own faith, and with his growing hostility towards the pastor, Lyle faces the very real threat of losing his daughter and beloved grandson once again.

Après trente ans à travailler dans un petit commerce, Lyle vit désormais au rythme des saisons avec sa femme Peg, dans leur ferme du Wisconsin. Il passe ses journées au verger où il savoure la beauté

« Ils évoluaient ensemble dans l’obscurité glaciale, si proches à Crawfish Creek que Kat sentait le corps de Pieter enveloppé de caoutchouc, ses palmes dans l’eau froide et noire. »Ils se sont rencon

« Les héros sont toujours gouvernés par le cœur, les lâches par le cerveau. Ne l’oublie jamais. »Nelson, jeune scout à lunettes, passe l’été 1962 au camp Chippewa, dans le nord du Wisconsin. Au progr

« Ces hommes qui sont tous nés dans le même hôpital, qui ont grandi ensemble, fréquenté les mêmes filles, respiré le même air. Ils ont développé une langue à eux, comme des bêtes sauvages. »Ils étaie

Longlisted for the Reading the West Book Award In this riveting new novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of Shotgun Lovesongs, three troubled construction workers get entangled in a dangerous plan against an impossible deadline.Why is it being built here, and why so quickly? These are the questions Cole, Bart, and Teddy, the three principals of True Triangle Construction, ask themselves when they are hired to finish a project for a mysteriously wealthy homeowner. Nestled in the mountains outside of Jackson, Wyoming, the house is a masterpiece, unlike anything theyve done before. Once finished, it promises to be the architectural prize of Jackson and could put True Triangle on the map. But despite the projects lure, the owner is intent on having it built in a matter of months, an impossible task made irresistible by the exorbitant bonus that awaits them if they succeed. A bonus that could change the course of their business, and their lives. Up against the fateful deadline, and the looming threat of a harsh Wyoming winter, Cole, Bart, and Teddy are willing to do anything to get the money, even if it means risking life, limb, and family. And what becomes an obsession for all three quickly builds to tragic consequences for some. Struck through with heart-pounding danger and an arresting lyricism, Godspeed is a stark exploration of the haves and the have-nots, a cautionary tale of greed and violence that asks: How much is never enough?

« Cette maison allait changer leur fortune. Ils le sentaient. » Cole, Bart et Teddy sont associés d’une petite entreprise de construction à Jackson, dans le Wyoming. Lorsque Gretchen Connors, une

Henry, Lee, Kip and Ronny grew up together in rural Wisconsin. Friends since childhood, their lives all began the same way, but have since taken different paths. Henry stayed on the family farm and married his first love, whilst the others left in search of something more. Ronnie became a rodeo star, Kip made his fortune in the city, and musician Lee found fame but heartbreak, too. Now all four are back in town for a wedding, each of them hoping to recapture their old closeness but unable to escape how much has changed. Amid the happiness of reunion and celebration, old rivalries resurface and a wifes secret threatens to tear both a marriage and a friendship apart . . . This is a novel about the things that matter love and loyalty, the power of music and the beauty of nature told in a uniquely beautiful, warm-hearted and profound way and exploring the age-old question of whether we can ever truly come home.

Just the thing to lose yourself in . . . tremendously goodDaily MailCamp Chippewa, 1962. This is the summer that everything changes for lonely thirteen-year-old Nelson, marking the beginning of his uncertain friendship with a popular boy named Jonathan, and the discovery of his fathers betrayal. As the years pass on, both Nelson and Jonathan find their notions of loyalty and bravery tested to the limit, and each will be forced to ask himself what it really means to be a good man . . .

Young couples gather to participate in an annual chainsaw party, cutting down trees for firewood in anticipation of the winter. A group of men spend a weekend in the wilderness where they grew up, and where some still find themselves trapped. An ageing environmentalist takes out his frustration and anger on a singular, unsuspecting target. A woman helps another get revenge against a man whose crime extends to an entire community. In these ten stories, Nickolas Butler demonstrates his talent for portraying a place and its people with unparalleled tenderness, evoking an American landscape that will be instantly recognizable to readers enchanted by his debut novel, Shotgun Lovesongs.