All That Man Is: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (932 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1555977537 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Tracing a dramatic arc from the spring of youth to the winter of old age, the ostensibly separate narratives of All That Man Is aggregate into a picture of a single shared existence, a picture that interrogates the state of modern manhood while bringing to life, unforgettably, the physical and emotional terrain of an increasingly globalized Europe. Dark and disturbing, but also often wickedly and uproariously comic, All That Man Is is notable for the acute psychological penetration Szalay brings to bear on his characters, from the working-class ex-grunt to the pompous college student, the middle-aged loser to the Ru
A grim but compelling composite portrait by a talented writer.”Kirkus Reviews “Szalay’s approach largely eschews fashionable depictions of the predatory male psyche in favour of a more nuanced presentation that does not deny the avaricious or unattractive aspects of men, but also displays an empathetic understanding of human fallibility and longing. The men who populate Szalay’s fiction are often arrogant and self-aggrandizing, but their attitudes are rooted in a deep existential dread and, finally, an abiding and unavoidable sadness.”The Globe and Mail (Canada) “An astute an entertaining survey of the state of the modern European male. With All That Man Is, Szalay emerges as a writer with a voice unlike any other.”The Spectator (UK)“Original, piercingly acute and disturbingly, viscerally elegiac.”William Boyd“Szalay’s writing is exact a
KasaC said Not a tourists' vacation. This is the first "Not a tourists' vacation" according to KasaC. This is the first 2016 Booker nominee that I feel is deserving of the recognition. Although it is classified a novel, it really is a short story collection, each presenting a man at a pivotal time in his life, and each advancing the protagonist's age. For the most part, these men are away from home, in present day Europe, and the picture of the EU is so vivid, so realistically portrayed, the reade. 016 Booker nominee that I feel is deserving of the recognition. Although it is classified a novel, it really is a short story collection, each presenting a man at a pivotal time in his life, and each advancing the protagonist's age. For the most part, these men are away from home, in present day Europe, and the picture of the EU is so vivid, so realistically portrayed, the reade. NEILP said Not all a man is. I bought All An Man Is on reviewers' recommendations.The book couldn't have a more incorrect title. These men seem to have all been brutalised and go around brutalising others.A man is way more than that, capable of love, care, sensitivity, kindness.Most writers who have written many works of fiction tend to repeat the same activities, albeit tweaked, in every book. In my opinion Szalay does that . Required Reading. Excellent read with very accurate characterisation of very horrible people. Great sense of place and situation. Ineluctible.
. David Szalay is the author of London and the South-East, which won the Betty Trask Prize and the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize; The Innocent; and Spring.In 2013 he was named one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists. He lives in Budapest