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I Was Told There'd Be Cake Tapa blanda - 2008
de Sloane Crosley
Wry, hilarious, and profoundly genuine, this debut collection of literary essays is a celebration of fallibility and haplessness in all their glory. Crosby's strikingly original voice chronicles the struggles and unexpected beauty of modern urban life.
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Wry, hilarious, and profoundly genuine, this debut collection of literary essays from Sloane Crosley is a celebration of fallibility and haplessness in all their glory.
From despoiling an exhibit at the Natural History Museum to provoking the ire of her first boss to siccing the cops on her mysterious neighbor, Crosley can do no right despite the best of intentions -- or perhaps because of them. Together, these essays create a startlingly funny and revealing portrait of a complex and utterly recognizable character who aims for the stars but hits the ceiling, and the inimitable city that has helped shape who she is. I Was Told There'd Be Cake introduces a strikingly original voice, chronicling the struggles and unexpected beauty of modern urban life.
Sloane Crosley is also the author of How Did You Get This Number.
From despoiling an exhibit at the Natural History Museum to provoking the ire of her first boss to siccing the cops on her mysterious neighbor, Crosley can do no right despite the best of intentions -- or perhaps because of them. Together, these essays create a startlingly funny and revealing portrait of a complex and utterly recognizable character who aims for the stars but hits the ceiling, and the inimitable city that has helped shape who she is. I Was Told There'd Be Cake introduces a strikingly original voice, chronicling the struggles and unexpected beauty of modern urban life.
Sloane Crosley is also the author of How Did You Get This Number.
Detalles
- Título I Was Told There'd Be Cake
- Autor Sloane Crosley
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición First Edition
- Páginas 240
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Riverhead Books, New York
- Fecha de publicación 2008-04-01
- ISBN 9781594483066 / 159448306X
- Peso 0.42 libras (0.19 kg)
- Dimensiones 7.96 x 5.14 x 0.64 pulgadas (20.22 x 13.06 x 1.63 cm)
- Época de 18 a UP años
- Cursos 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Essays, American essays - 21st century
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2007033228
- Dewey Decimal Code 814.6
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“Whether you’re involved in a love/hate relationship with just yourself or with the entire world, these essays will charm the pants off you—but not so as you’ll feel violated. Sloane Crosley is bright and funny and enchanting. This is a sparkling debut.”
—Meghan Daum, author of My Misspent Youth and The Quality of Life Report
“Hilarious and affecting and only occasionally scatological, I Was Told There’d Be Cake is lively reminiscence about growing up strange. Sardonic without being cruel, tender without being sentimental, Sloane Crosley will win you over with this delightful debut.”
—Colson Whitehead, author of Apex Hides the Hurt
“I love Sloane Crosley. In I Was Told There’d Be Cake, she navigates the social, the moral, the romantic experiences that prompt her to create her own voice and freshly define the world around her. Crosley is a post-modern Mary Tyler Moore, and this book is wry, generous, knowing—a perfect document of what it is to be young in today’s world.”
—A.M. Homes, author of This Book Will Save Your Life and The Mistress’ Daughter
“Sloane Crosley is another mordant and mercurial wit from the realm of Sedaris and Vowell. What makes her so funny is that she seems to be telling the truth, helplessly.”
—Jonathan Lethem, author of The Fortress of Solitude and Motherless Brooklyn
“Charming, elegant, wise, and comedic, these essays absolutely sparkle and entertain. Sloane Crosley is a 21st Century Dorothy Parker, and this book is a gem and heralds a wry new voice in American letters. Gorgeous writing, outrageous humor—it’s all here!”
—Jonathan Ames, author of Wake Up, Sir!
—Meghan Daum, author of My Misspent Youth and The Quality of Life Report
“Hilarious and affecting and only occasionally scatological, I Was Told There’d Be Cake is lively reminiscence about growing up strange. Sardonic without being cruel, tender without being sentimental, Sloane Crosley will win you over with this delightful debut.”
—Colson Whitehead, author of Apex Hides the Hurt
“I love Sloane Crosley. In I Was Told There’d Be Cake, she navigates the social, the moral, the romantic experiences that prompt her to create her own voice and freshly define the world around her. Crosley is a post-modern Mary Tyler Moore, and this book is wry, generous, knowing—a perfect document of what it is to be young in today’s world.”
—A.M. Homes, author of This Book Will Save Your Life and The Mistress’ Daughter
“Sloane Crosley is another mordant and mercurial wit from the realm of Sedaris and Vowell. What makes her so funny is that she seems to be telling the truth, helplessly.”
—Jonathan Lethem, author of The Fortress of Solitude and Motherless Brooklyn
“Charming, elegant, wise, and comedic, these essays absolutely sparkle and entertain. Sloane Crosley is a 21st Century Dorothy Parker, and this book is a gem and heralds a wry new voice in American letters. Gorgeous writing, outrageous humor—it’s all here!”
—Jonathan Ames, author of Wake Up, Sir!
Citas
- Booklist, 03/01/2008, Page 43
- Entertainment Weekly, 05/18/2012, Page 78
- Kirkus Best Books, 01/15/2008, Page 3
- Kirkus Reviews, 01/01/2008, Page 21
- Library Journal, 02/15/2008, Page 104
- People Weekly, 04/21/2008, Page 58
- Publishers Weekly, 11/26/2007, Page 36
- Shelf Awareness, 01/01/0001, Page 0
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