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In book of clouds, aridjis completely captures a world where we have many homes and many languages and are surrounded by history and vagrants and lovers and eccentrics, yet we are still very much alone. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking. Book of clouds blurs the line between fact and fiction. As i scrolled through instagram, the cover of her forthcoming novel, sea monsters, caught my eye. As wendy lesser wrote in the new york times, first novels by young writers who see the world with a fresh, original vision and write about it with clarity and restraint are rare enough to begin with. In the summer of 1986, caught up in protests against the berlin wall, young mexican tourist tatiana is squeezed into a packed ubahn carriage when she finds herself staring into the jowly face. Book of clouds is a haunting, masterfully wrought debut novel about a young woman adrift in berlin, where a string of fateful encounters leads to romance, violence.
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Her universe is offbeat, rich, and disturbing in equal measure. Chloe aridjiss novel opens with a haunting vignette. She is the author of two previous novels, book of clouds, which won the. Notably absent is a full reconstruction of her sons suicide this isnt that kind of book, though readers do get to hear the voice of nikolaia precocious poet, painter, and oboist. Book of clouds books that changed the world kindle edition by aridjis, chloe. After receiving a ba from harvard, she went on to receive a phd from oxford university. Tatiana, whose father owns the largest jewish deli in mexico city, finds herself still living in berlin long after winning a. A from harvard, she went on to receive a masters and ph. Mar 10, 2009 book of clouds is a haunting, masterfully wrought debut novel about a young woman adrift in berlin, where a string of fateful encounters leads to romance, violence, and revelation.
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