Netherland - Softcover

O'Neill, Joseph

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ISBN 10: 2879296552 ISBN 13: 9782879296555

Publisher: OLIVIER, 2009

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En lice pour le Prix du meilleur livre �tranger 2009, d�cern� par Courrier international.Traduit de l''anglais (�tats-Unis) par Anne Wicke.En 2006, le corps de Chuck est retrouv� au fond d’un canal � New York. � Londres, un banquier hollandais, Hans van den Broek, se souvient de l’amiti� qui les a r�unis, quelques ann�es plus t�t. Retour en arri�re : au lendemain du 11 septembre, Rachel quitte Hans (et New York) pour Londres, o� elle est n�e, en emmenant leur fils avec elle. Perdu dans Manhattan, cette ville o� il ne se sent plus chez lui, Hans rencontre Chuck, personnage bizarre, sorte de marginal aux go�ts de luxe qui r�ve de � lancer � le cricket � New York. Pendant un �t�, Hans partage l’optimisme et les projets d�lirants de son nouvel ami. Il ne comprendra que plus tard la v�ritable identit� de Chuck.Ce tr�s beau livre, souvent compar� � Gatsby le Magnifique, est � la fois une parabole sur la fin du � r�ve am�ricain � et un roman d’amour aux r�sonances poignantes.

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Amazon Exclusive: A Q&A with Joseph O'Neill

Joseph O’Neill was born in Ireland and raised in Holland. He received a law degree from Cambridge University and worked as a barrister in London. He writes regularly for The Atlantic Monthly and is the author of two previous novels, This Is the Life and The Breezes, and of a family history, Blood-Dark Track, which was a New York Times Notable Book. O'Neill received the 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for his third novel, Netherland. He lives with his family in New York City.

Question: President Obama mentioned in a New York Times Magazine profile that he’s reading Netherland. How do you feel about the President reading your book?

Joseph O'Neill: I'm very honored, of course.

Question: How is the world of Netherland particular to the United States after 9/11?

Joseph O'Neill: The story takes place in the aftermath of 9/11. One of the things it does is try to evoke the disorientation and darkness of that time, which we only emerged from with the election of President Obama.

Question: What is the importance of the sport of cricket in this book? Do you play?

Joseph O'Neill: I love sport and play cricket and golf myself. Sport is a wonderful way to bring together people who would otherwise have no connection to each other.

Question: One of your reviewers calls Netherland an answer to The Great Gatsby. Were you influenced by Fitzgerald’s book, and was your book written with that book in mind?

Joseph O'Neill: Halfway through the book I realized with a slightly sinking feeling that the plot of Netherland was eerily reminiscent of the Gatsby plot: dreamer drowns, bystander remembers. But there are only about 5 plots in existence, so I didn't let it bother me too much. Fitzgerald thankfully steered clear of cricket.

Question: Many reviewers have commented on the “voice” of this novel. How it is more a novel of voice than of plot? Do you agree with this?

Joseph O'Neill: Yes, I would agree with that comment. This is not a novel of eventful twists and turns. It is more like a long-form international cricket match (which can last for 5 days without a winner emerging), about nuance and ambiguity and small slippages of insight. And about language, of course.

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About the Author:

Joseph O’Neill est n� en 1964 � Cork, en Irlande. Ancien avocat au barreau de Londres, il vit depuis plus de dix ans � New York. D�s sa sortie en 2008, Netherland est entr� dans la liste des best-sellers, port� par une critique unanime. Troisi�me roman de Joseph O’Neill (le premier publi� en fran�ais), le livre a re�u le Pen/Faulkner Award.

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