The Power of the Dog

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<p><b>**NOW THE WINNER OF THE 2022 BEST DIRECTOR OSCAR AND TWO 2022 BAFTA AWARDS**</b><br><br><b>Discover Thomas Savage's dark poetic tale of a small town in early 20th century America.</b><br><br>Phil and George are brothers and joint owners of the biggest ranch in their Montana valley.<br><br>Phil is the bright one, George the plodder. Phil is tall and angular; George is stocky and silent. Phil is a brilliant chess player, a voracious reader, an eloquent storyteller; George learns slowly, and devotes himself to the business. They sleep in the room they shared as boys, and so it has been for forty years.<br><br>When George unexpectedly marries a young widow and brings her to live at the ranch, Phil begins a relentless campaign to destroy his brother's new wife. But he reckons without an unlikely protector.<br><br>From its visceral first paragraph to its devastating twist of an ending, <i>The Power of the Dog</i> will hold you in its grip.<br><br><b>WITH AN AFTERWORD BY ANNIE PROULX<br><br>'With its echoes of <i>East of Eden</i> and <i>Brokeback Mountain</i>, this satisfyingly complex story deserves another shot at rounding up public admiration' <i>Guardian</i></b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781784877842

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

196 x 129 x 21 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Verlag / Hersteller

Vintage Publishing