WRITINGS:Įlla Enchanted (young adult novel), HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1997.ĭave at Night (young adult novel), HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1999. AWARDS, HONORS:īest Books for Young Adults and Quick Picks for Young Adults citations, American Library Association (ALA), and Newbery Honor Book, ALA, 1998, Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, 1999, all for Ella Enchanted Notable Book and Best Books for Young Adults citations, ALA, 100 Books for Reading and Sharing, and Books for the Teen Age Lists, New York Public Library, and Publishers Weekly Best Books of 1999, all 1999, all for Dave at Night. New York State Department of Labor, New York, NY, employment interviewer, 1970-82 New York State Department of Commerce, New York, NY, administrative assistant, 1982-86 New York State Department of Social Services, New York, NY, welfare administrator, 1986-96 New York State Department of Labor, New York, NY, welfare administrator, 1986-97. Agent-Ginger Knowlton, Curtis Brown Ltd., 10 Astor Pl., New York, NY 10003. Education: City College of the City University of New York, B.A., 1969. Born September 17, 1947, in New York, NY daughter of David (an owner of a commercial art studio) and Sylvia (a teacher) Carson married David Levine (a software developer), September 2, 1967.
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Many American readers like to regard Alexis de Tocqueville as an honorary American and democrat-as the young French aristocrat who came to early America and, enthralled by what he saw, proceeded to write an American book explaining democratic America to itself. In this compact and powerful novel, it is finally a lingering human mystery that haunts the landscape of desert and mind. Then a devastating event throws everything into question. The three of them talk, train their binoculars on the landscape, and build an odd, tender intimacy, something like a family. Weeks later, Elster's daughter Jessica visits - an "otherworldly" woman from New York, who dramatically alters the dynamic of the story. Finley wants to persuade Elster to make a one-take film, Elster its single character - "Just a man and a wall." Written in hypnotic prose, Don DeLillos Point Omega is both a metaphysical meditation and a deeply unsettling mystery, from which one. 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Taking advantage of a British decision to allow companies to claim North Sea oil drilling rights with little money down, Metcalfe creates Prospecta Oil, a paper company designed to look good and bring in investors, to be left hanging out to dry when the bottom drops out. Over 40 years, he has mastered the shady deal, and by the 1960s is a multi-millionaire. Harvey Metcalfe, a Polish immigrant to the United States, rises from messenger boy to corporate magnate, combining business skills with little loyalty and much ruthlessness. It was said to have been inspired by Archer's real-life experience of near- bankruptcy. Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less was Jeffrey Archer's first novel, first published in 1976. Here and there the enamel is cracked and chipped. The black letters set against a white background say Central Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths. The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:Īll the names/José Saramago translated from the Portuguese byĪbove the door frame is a long, narrow plaque of enamelled metal. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.įor information about permission to reproduce selections from this book, write to or to Permissions, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 3 Park Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, New York 10016. © José Saramago e Editorial Caminho SA 1997Įnglish translation © Margaret Jull Costa 1999Īll rights reserved. |