Game Control

di Lionel Shriver (Autore)

Laurel Lefkow (Narratore)

HarperCollins, 2017

From the Orange Prize-winning author of WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN comes a grimly comic tale of bad ideas and good intentions. With a deft, droll touch, Shriver highlights the hypocrisy of lofty intellectuals who would "save" humanity but who don't like people. Eleanor Merritt, a do-gooding American family-planning worker, was drawn to Kenya to improve the lot of the poor. Unnervingly, she finds herself falling in love with the beguiling Calvin Piper despite, or perhaps because of, his misanthropic theories about population control and the future of the human race. Surely, Calvin whispers seductively in Eleanor's ear, if the poor are a responsibility they are also an imposition. Set against the vivid backdrop of modern-day Africa, Game Control is a wry, sardonic conspiracy story about bad ideas and good intentions. With Game Control, Lionel Shriver, the Sunday Times bestselling author, once again proves her literary mettle. This award-winning book, with its blend of humour and social commentary, is a must-read for fiction enthusiasts. For fans of Elizabeth Strout (Tell Me Everything), Margaret Atwood (The Blind Assassin), Barbara Kingsolver (Demon Copperhead), Ian Mcewan (Lessons), and Anne Tyler (Redhead by the Side of the Road).

• Autore: Lionel Shriver
• Narratore: Laurel Lefkow
• Durata in (hh:mm:ss): 10:18:23
• Anno edizione: 2017
• Editore: HarperCollins
• EAN: 9780008223250

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