Título: Water for Elephants
Autor: Sara Gruen
Sinopse: Though he may not speak of them, the memories still dwell inside Jacob Jankowski's ninety-something-year-old mind. Memories of himself as a young man, tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. Memories of a world filled with freaks and clowns, with wonder and pain and anger and passion; a world with its own narrow, irrational rules, its own way of life, and its own way of death. The world of the circus: to Jacob it was both salvation and a living hell. Jacob was there because his luck had run out--orphaned and penniless, he had no direction until he landed on this locomotive "ship of fools." It was the early part of the Great Depression, and everyone in this third-rate circus was lucky to have any job at all. Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, was there because she fell in love with the wrong man, a handsome circus boss with a wide mean streak. And Rosie the elephant was there because she was the great gray hope, the new act that was going to be the salvation of the circus; the only problem was, Rosie didn't have an act--in fact, she couldn't even follow instructions. The bond that grew among this unlikely trio was one of love and trust, and ultimately, it was their only hope for survival. Surprising, poignant, and funny, Water for Elephants is that rare novel with a story so engrossing, one is reluctant to put it down; with characters so engaging, they continue to live long after the last page has been turned; with a world built of wonder, a world so real, one starts to breathe its air.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Water for Elephants”, de Sara Gruen, publicado pela editora Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, em 2011 e com 350 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Páginas: 350
Ano: 2011
Edição:
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 1616200707
ISBN13: 9781616200701
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill costumam explorar histórias e reflexões que cruzam o humano, o natural e o cultural, com narrativas que vão do íntimo ao social. O catálogo apresenta obras que mesclam uma escrita atenta aos detalhes — como a observação da vida de um caracol ou a investigação das lendas das árvores — com relatos que trazem tensão e crítica, como distopias que questionam valores sociais ou biografias que revelam personagens controversos. O tom varia entre o contemplativo e o envolvente, com ritmo que ora é pausado e reflexivo, ora mais direto e dramático. Há um interesse claro por temas que envolvem identidade, memória, relações humanas e o impacto do passado no presente.
