Título: The World Made Straight: A Novel
Autor: Ron Rash
Sinopse: Vivid, harrowing yet ultimately hopeful, The World Made Straight is Ron Rash's subtlest exploration yet of the painful conflict between the bonds of home and the desire for independence.
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING NOAH WYLE, JEREMY IRVINE, MINKA KELLY, ADELAIDE CLEMENS, STEVE EARLE, AND HALEY JOEL OSMENT.
"ONE OF THE MAJOR WRITERS OF OUR TIME."―THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Travis Shelton is seventeen the summer he wanders into the woods onto private property outside his North Carolina hometown, discovers a grove of marijuana large enough to make him some serious money, and steps into the jaws of a bear trap. After hours of passing in and out of consciousness, Travis is discovered by Carlton Toomey, the wise and vicious farmer who set the trap to protect his plants, and Travis's confrontation with the subtle evils within his rural world has begun.
Before long, Travis has moved out of his parents' home to live with Leonard Shuler, a one-time schoolteacher who lost his job and custody of his daughter years ago, when he was framed by a vindictive student. Now Leonard lives with his dogs and his sometime girlfriend in a run-down trailer outside town, deals a few drugs, and studies journals from the Civil War. Travis becomes his student, of sorts, and the fate of these two outsiders becomes increasingly entwined as the community's terrible past and corrupt present bear down on each of them from every direction, leading to a violent reckoning―not only with Toomey, but with the legacy of the Civil War massacre that, even after a century, continues to divide an Appalachian community.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “The World Made Straight: A Novel”, de Ron Rash, publicado pela editora Picador, em 2007 e com 304 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: Picador
Páginas: 304
Ano: 2007-03-20
Edição: First Edition
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0312426607
ISBN13: 9780312426606
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Picador oferecem uma experiência de leitura marcada por narrativas densas e reflexivas, que exploram temas como o tempo em sua dimensão social e psicológica, a complexidade das relações humanas e dilemas contemporâneos. Muitas obras apresentam um tom pensive e, por vezes, melancólico, mesclando ensaio e ficção para investigar questões profundas, como poder, identidade e memória. O catálogo sugere uma preferência por textos que transitam entre o intelectual e o emotivo, com ritmo que pode variar do mais contemplativo ao tenso, sempre com linguagem elaborada e um olhar atento a nuances históricas e culturais.
