Título: Riots I Have Known
Autor: Ryan Chapman
Sinopse: Center for Fiction 2019 First Novel Prize Long List Dark, daring, and laugh-out-loud hilarious, Riots I Have Known is one of the smartestand bestnovels of the year.NPR Chapman establishes himself as a master of wit, satire, and heart.Apple Books [A] gritty, bracing debut.Esquire Dazzling...Supremely mischievous and sublimely written.Publishers Weekly (starred review) An unnamed Sri Lankan inmate has barricaded himself inside a prison computer lab in Dutchess County, New York. A riot rages outside, incited by a poem published in The Holding Pen, the house literary journal. This, our narrators final Editors Letter, is his confession. An official accounting of events, as they happened. As he awaits imminent and violent interruption, he takes us on a roller coaster ride of plot and language, determined to share his life story, and maybe answer a few questions. How did he end up here? Should he have remained a quiet Park Avenue doorman? Or continued his rise in the black markets of postwar Sri Lanka? What will become of The Holding Pen, a masterpiece of post-penal literature favored by Brooklynites everywhere? And why does everyone think the riots are his fault? Cant they see hes really a good guy, doing it for the right reasons? Smart, wry, and laugh-out-loud funny, Ryan Chapmans Riots I Have Known is an utter geman approachable send-up that packs a punch. Alexandra Kleeman, author of You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine, says, Ryan Chapman has written a rocket-powered ode to literary creation and mass incarceration. Weaving satire and seriousness into a singularly rambunctious monologue, Riots I Have Known is a breath of fresh air.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Riots I Have Known”, de Ryan Chapman, publicado pela editora Simon & Schuster, em 2019 e com 128 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Simon & Schuster
Páginas: 128
Ano: 2019
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1501197304
ISBN13: 9781501197307
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Simon & Schuster revelam uma variedade notável de estilos e temas, transitando entre narrativas ficcionais e obras de não-ficção com forte apelo biográfico e histórico. O catálogo privilegia histórias que exploram transformações pessoais, desafios sociais e momentos decisivos da história, com uma linguagem que ora é densa e reflexiva, ora mais acessível e envolvente. Há uma presença marcante de relatos de jornadas, sejam elas físicas, emocionais ou intelectuais, que convidam o leitor a acompanhar personagens em processos de autodescoberta, superação ou investigação. O tom varia do íntimo e pessoal ao crítico e analítico, com textos que abordam desde conflitos internos até grandes eventos políticos e culturais.
