Love Song of Jonny Valentine
Teddy Wayne
Belletristik / Gegenwartsliteratur (ab 1945)
Beschreibung
One of the most critically acclaimed books of the year, Teddy Wayne's second novel is a scathing and brilliant novel about celebrity culture, told through the voice of an eleven-year-old pop singer and megastaran enduring yet timely portrait of the American dream gone awry. ';More than a scabrous sendup of American celebrity culture; it's also a poignant portrait of one young artist's coming of age.' Michiko Kakutani, The New York TimesWith ';assured prose and captivating storytelling' (Oprah.com's Book of the Week), The Love Song of Jonny Valentine also showcases ';one of the most complicated portrayals of the mother-son relationship since Room' (BookPage). Touring the country in a desperate attempt to save a career he's not sure he even wants, Jonny is both driven by his mother's ambition and haunted by his father's absence, constantly searching for a familiar face among the crowds. Utterly convincing, whip-smart, yet endearingly vulnerable, with an ';unforgettable' voice (Publishers Weekly, starred review), the eleven-year-old pop megastar sounds ';like Holden Caulfield Jr. adrift in Access Hollywood hell' (Rolling Stone). Called ';a showstopper' (The Boston Globe), ';hugely entertaining' (The Washington Post), ';heartbreakingly convincing' (People), ';buoyant, smart, searing' (Entertainment Weekly), and ';touching and unexpectedly suspenseful' (The Wall Street Journal), this extraordinary novel has been widely embraced as a literary masterpiece and the rare ';satire with a heart' (Library Journal, starred review).
