The golden house: a novel
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER &; A modern American epic set against the panorama of contemporary politics and culture&;a hurtling, page-turning mystery that is equal parts The Great Gatsby and The Bonfire of the VanitiesNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR &; PBS &; HARPER&;S BAZAAR &; ESQUIRE &; FINANCIAL TIMES &; THE TIMES OF INDIA On the day of Barack Obama&;s inauguration, an enigmatic billionaire from foreign shores takes up residence in the architectural jewel of &;the Gardens,&; a cloistered community in New York&;s Greenwich Village. The neighborhood is a bubble within a bubble, and the residents are immediately intrigued by the eccentric newcomer and his family. Along with his improbable name, untraceable accent, and unmistakable whiff of danger, Nero Golden has brought along his three adult sons: agoraphobic, alcoholic Petya, a brilliant recluse with a tortured mind; Apu, the flamboyant artist, sexually and spiritually omnivorous, famous on twenty blocks; and D, at twenty-two the baby of the family, harboring an explosive secret even from himself. There is no mother, no wife; at least not until Vasilisa, a sleek Russian expat, snags the septuagenarian Nero, becoming the queen to his king&;a queen in want of an heir. Our guide to the Goldens&; world is their neighbor René, an ambitious young filmmaker. Researching a movie about the Goldens, he ingratiates himself into their household. Seduced by their mystique, he is inevitably implicated in their quarrels, their infidelities, and, indeed, their crimes. Meanwhile, like a bad joke, a certain comic-book villain embarks upon a crass presidential run that turns New York upside-down. Set against the strange and exuberant backdrop of current American culture and politics, The Golden House also marks Salman Rushdie&;s triumphant and exciting return to realism. The result is a modern epic of love and terrorism, loss and reinvention&;a powerful, timely story told with the daring and panache that make Salman Rushdie a force of light in our dark new age.Praise for The Golden House&;[A] modern masterpiece . . . telling a story full of wonder and leaving you marveling at how it ever came out of the author&;s head.&;&;Associated Press &;Wildly satiric and yet piercingly real . . . If F. Scott Fitzgerald, Homer, Euripides, and Shakespeare collaborated on a contemporary fall-of-an-empire epic set in New York City, the result would be The Golden House.&;&;Poets & Writers &;A tonic addition to American&;no, world!&;literature . . . a Greek tragedy with Indian roots and New York coordinates.&;&;San Francisco Chronicle
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New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
New York (State) -- New York
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Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction
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Literature
Motion picture producers and directors
Motion picture producers and directors -- Fiction
New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
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Political
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9780399592805
9780525524731
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9780525524700
9780525524731
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9780525524700
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Grouping Title | golden house |
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display_description | "When the aristocratic Golden family moves into a self contained pocket of New York City, a park in Greenwich Village called "The Gardens," their past is an absolute mystery. They seem to be hiding in plain sight: Nero Golden, the powerful but shady patriarch, and his sons Petya, a high functioning autistic and recluse; Apu, the successful artist who may or may not be profound; and D, the enchanting youngest son whose gender confusion mirrors the confusion - and possibilities - of the world around him. And finally there is Vasilisa, the Russian beauty who seduces the patriarch to shape their American stories. Our fearless narrator is an aspiring filmmaker who decides the Golden family will be his subject. He gains the trust of this strange family, even as their secrets gradually unfold - love affairs and betrayals, questions of belonging and identity, a murder, an apocalyptic terror attack, a magical, stolen baby, all set against a whirling background in which an insane Presidential Candidate known as only The Joker grows stronger and stronger, and America itself grows mad. And yet The Golden House is a hopeful story, even an inspiring one - a story about the hope that surrounds, and is made brighter by, even the darkest of situations. Overflowing with inventiveness, humor, and a touch of magic, this is a full-throated celebration of human nature, a great American novel, a tale of exile wrapped in a murder mystery, a meditation on the nature of good and evil, a thrilling page turner, and a coming of age story for the ages"-- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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subject_facet | Audiobooks Billionaires -- Family -- Fiction Downloadable books Electronic books FICTION -- Literary FICTION / Literary FICTION / Political FICTION / Satire Families Families -- Fiction Family life -- Fiction Family secrets Family secrets -- Fiction Fiction Fiction -- Satire Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction Humorous fiction Literary -- FICTION Motion picture producers and directors Motion picture producers and directors -- Fiction New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction New York (State) -- New York Political -- FICTION Political fiction Rich people Rich people -- Fiction Satire Satire -- FICTION Satirical literature Suspense fiction Visitors, Foreign Visitors, Foreign -- Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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title_full | The Golden House A Novel The Golden House A Novel [electronic resource] Rushdie, Salman. The golden house / Salman Rushdie The golden house : a novel / Salman Rushdie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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topic_facet | Billionaires FICTION FICTION / Literary FICTION / Political FICTION / Satire Families Family Family life Family secrets Fiction Literary Literature Motion picture producers and directors Political Rich people Satire Visitors, Foreign |