Título: In Tongues: A Novel
Autor: Thomas Grattan
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"Thomas Grattan is a master of plot―that rare ability―which makes In Tongues a real roller coaster: funny, sad, shocking, and, finally, quite moving." ―Andrew Holleran, author of Dancer from the Dance
"An amiable, zippy novel that also smuggles in a sharp analysis of family, class and the intergenerational inheritance of gay men." ―The Washington Post
A young gay man upends the lives of a powerful art-world couple in this steamy novel of self-discovery.
It’s 2001, and twenty-four-year-old Gordon―handsome, sensitive, and eager for direction―takes a bus from Minnesota to New York City because it’s the only place for a young gay man to go. As he begins to settle into the city’s punishing rhythm, he gets a job walking rich Manhattanites’ dogs. But it isn’t until he stumbles into the West Village brownstone of two of his clients, the powerful gallery owners Phillip and Nicola, that Gordon learns how much the world has hidden from him―and what he’s capable of doing in order to get it for himself.
A lush, heart-quickening novel about family and art, sex and class, and the terror of self-discovery, Thomas Grattan’s In Tongues chronicles Gordon’s perilous pursuit of belonging from the Midwest to New York and, later, to Europe and Mexico City. As he floats further into Phillip and Nicola’s exclusive universe, and as lines blur between employee, muse, lover, and mentor, Gordon’s charm, manipulation, and growing ambition begin to escape his own control, in turn threatening to unravel the lives, and lies, of those around him.
Anchored by winsome lyricism, glinting intellect, and a main character whose yearnings and mistakes come to feel like our own, In Tongues crackles with fierce longing and pointed emotion, further confirming Grattan as a rare chronicler of young adulthood’s joys and devastations.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “In Tongues: A Novel”, de Thomas Grattan, publicado pela editora MCD, em 2024 e com 288 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: MCD
Páginas: 288
Ano: 2024
Edição: 1
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0374608180
ISBN13: 9780374608187
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora MCD costumam mergulhar em narrativas densas e marcantes, onde o psicológico e o social se entrelaçam com frequência. O catálogo apresenta obras que transitam entre o suspense sombrio, o thriller urbano e a ficção literária que explora identidades complexas e conflitos internos. Muitas histórias trazem personagens atormentados, seja por passados traumáticos, segredos familiares ou dilemas morais, criando um clima de tensão constante e envolvimento profundo. O tom varia entre o sombrio e o introspectivo, com uma linguagem que privilegia o detalhamento emocional e a construção de atmosferas carregadas. Há obras que adotam uma narrativa mais experimental e outras que mantêm um ritmo intenso e direto, revelando uma diversidade que desafia o leitor a navegar entre diferentes estilos e temas.
