The Goldfinch

Forfatter

• Donna Tartt

SAXO's beskrivelse

"The Goldfinch" følger Theo Decker, der som trettenårig mister sin elskede mor i en dramatisk ulykke, der ændrer hans liv for altid. Theos far forsvandt fra hans liv tidligere, så Theo er alene og familieløs i New York. Hans rige ven Andy og hans familie lader Theo flytte ind, så han ikke skal på et børnehjem. Theo er rimelig lykkelig, men han er stadig traumatiseret af sit tab og savn, hvilket gør at han knytter sig til et lille maleri af en guldfinke, som hans mor elskede. Theo vokser op med en fod i den kriminelle underverden og en anden i de riges verden og beholder sin talisman - det lille maleri - der kun bringer farer og problemer med sig.

"The Goldfinch" af Donna Tart vandt Pulitzer prisen for fiktion i 2014.

Forlagets beskrivelse Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2014 Aged thirteen, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart. Alone and rudderless in New York, he is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. He is tormented by an unbearable longing for his mother, and down the years clings to the thing that most reminds him of her: a small, strangely captivating painting that ultimately draws him into the criminal underworld. As he grows up, Theo learns to glide between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love - and his talisman, the painting, places him at the centre of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle. The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America and a drama of enthralling power. Combining unforgettably vivid characters and thrilling suspense, it is a beautiful, addictive triumph - a sweeping story of loss and obsession, of survival and self-invention, of the deepest mysteries of love, identity and fate.

Bibliotekernes beskrivelse Donna Tartt's phenomenally acclaimed new novel.PRIZES:Winner of Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2014Short-listed for Women's Prize for Fiction 2014