Cosmopolis
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9788806180805 (8806180800)
Publish date: January 1st 2006
Publisher: Einaudi
Pages no: 180
Edition language: Italian
I’ve vaguely heard about Don DeLillo before from somewhere but never had anything to associate the name with. “Cosmopolis” is one of the (many) books on my course reading list this year and it was nice to finally be able to attach some kind of details and a face to a name that is rather well-known. ...
I read this book ages ago, in English, I didn't have the knowledge of the language then for it to make much sense. Read it again when it was announced to be a movie. It's still very much over my head, but the language in it is so mesmerizing you cannot help but to be pulled in and awed.I have a thin...
Nutshell: one-percenter gets haircut, an event worthy of 200 pages.The less looney toons sibling of [b:American Psycho|28676|American Psycho|Bret Easton Ellis|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1348400564s/28676.jpg|2270060] (“the logical extension of business is murder“ (113)), this text, ...
"- Twój genius i twój animus zawsze były złączone - rzekła. - Twój umysł rozkwita na glebie wrogości wobec innych ludzi. Tak samo twoje ciało, jak mi się wydaje. Zła krew daje długie życie".Powieści postmodernistyczne to dla mnie ciężki orzech do zgryzienia. Znowu czuje się kompletnie zagubiona. Zas...
3* for the combination of technical greatness + humour - occasionally stupid metaphors - originality.Some thoughts:- I read this story when it was called [b:American Psycho|28676|American Psycho|Bret Easton Ellis|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348400564s/28676.jpg|2270060].- I read this story when it...