New Releases by Irwin Shaw

En portier på et lurvet New York-hotel finder en nat en død mand på et af værelserne. Den dødes ene hånd er knuget om et paprør, som viser sig at indeholde 100.000 dollars. Portieren, hvis fremtid indtil nu har tegnet lige så trist og begivenhedsløs som hans fortid, ser sit livs chance og griber den med begge hænder. Før politiet ankommer, fjerner han pengene og stikker af til Europa. Hans liv ændrer sig uigenkaldeligt, og det viser sig, at 100.000 dollars er alt for lidt til at opveje de problemer, der ruller ind over ham ... Irwin Shaw (1913-1984) var en amerikansk manuskript- og romanforfatter, som har solgt over 14 millioner bøger verden over. Irwin Shaw står blandt andet bag romanen ”The Young Lions”, der er blevet filmatiseret med Marlon Brando i hovedrollen.

Irwin Shaw sætter i sin mesterlige roman ”To brødre” søgelyset på den jødisk-amerikanske familie Jordache. Fra fredsbudskabet i 1945 følger man familiens skæbne op gennem 1950’ernes kolde krig og gennem de varme 1960’ere. ”To brødre” er en spændende slægtsroman fra efterkrigstidens USA. Bogen efterfølges af ”To sønner”. Begge bøger kan læses uafhængigt af hinanden. Irwin Shaw (1913-1984) var en amerikansk manuskript- og romanforfatter, som har solgt over 14 millioner bøger verden over. Irwin Shaw står blandt andet bag romanen ”The Young Lions”, der er blevet filmatiseret med Marlon Brando i hovedrollen.

Due settimane in un’altra città, quarto romanzo di Irwin Shaw, pubblicato nel 1960, narra la dolce vita di un regista in declino e di un attore in disarmo. Arrivando da Parigi a Roma, Jack Andrus, già celebre interprete cinematografico e ora funzionario della NATO, è accolto sulla porta dell’albergo con un pugno in faccia. E questo non è che un drammatico preavviso. Queste due settimane in un’altra città, esposte al calore di una società esplosiva, equivarranno per il protagonista a tutto il tempo di una vita e Roma lo metterà in crisi forse per sempre. Mentre un petroliere americano sperpera milioni nel cinema pur di sottrarli al fisco, mentre Robert Bresach, un giovane attore in ascesa, minaccia i rivali col coltello e li innaffia di champagne, Andrus vive la sua tumultuosa vacanza nello sfolgorante ma strambo mondo del cinema italiano anni cinquanta. Ancora una volta l’arte di Irwin Shaw risiede non tanto nei fatti raccontati, per quanto fortemente evocativi di un momento irripetibile del costume italiano, bensì nell’atmosfera, nei personaggi inquieti e complessi con cui il lettore entra in immediata sintonia.

”De unge løver” følger tre mænd, der kæmper hver sin kamp, mens anden verdenskrig hærger verden omkring dem. Østrigske Christian Diestl er tiltrukket af nazismens løfter om en bedre fremtid, og han er villig til at ofre jøderne for at opnå den. Men kan nazisterne holde deres løfte, og vil det være omkostningerne værd for ham? Den amerikanske jøde Noah Ackerman lider under den grove antisemitisme i den amerikanske hær, men aner ikke hvilke rædsler, der kan vente ham, hvis han ender i nazisternes udryddelseslejre. Den protestantiske amerikaner Michael Whitacre kæmper en ganske anderledes kamp. Hans liv er tomt og ligegyldigt, netop fordi han intet har at kæmpe for eller imod. ”De unge løver” er en klassiker inden for krigslitteraturen og er med på den britiske avis The Guardians liste over bøger, som enhver bør læse. Irwin Shaw (1913-1984) var en amerikansk manuskript- og romanforfatter, som har solgt over 14 millioner bøger verden over. Irwin Shaw står blandt andet bag romanen ”The Young Lions”, der er blevet filmatiseret med Marlon Brando i hovedrollen.

Axel Jordache è un fornaio immigrato dalla Germania negli Stati Uniti: sposato con l’orfana Mary, passa la vita a lavorare senza risparmiarsi inseguendo l’illusione dell’agio modesto che otterrebbe se solo riuscisse ad aprire un piccolo ristorante tutto suo. Cosa che non accadrà. Siamo a Port Philip, sulle rive del fiume Hudson, non lontano da New York. Il sogno non può che scorrere nel sangue della prossima generazione, che cresce e desidera grandi cambiamenti mentre la seconda guerra mondiale sta per finire. Ciascuno dei tre giovani Jordache possiede la stessa avidità di vivere meglio e avere di più, ma ciascuno la declina a modo suo: Gretchen si lascia prendere da una storia con il suo capo e continuerà a inseguire l’amore attraverso due matrimoni; Tom, insolente e ribelle, trova i suoi compagni di strada nei bassifondi e il suo compimento in una carriera da pugile; l’ambizioso Rudolph disegna a freddo una carriera modellata sull’esempio del magnate locale, Teddy Boylan, e avrà il mondo in pugno. E intanto la Storia corre e preme là fuori, un quarto di secolo in cui accade di tutto. Anche Irwin Shaw, come Axel Jordache, era figlio di un piccolo commerciante; il suo sogno americano è passato attraverso il Brooklyn College, la vita di sceneggiatore a Hollywood, la guerra in Europa e un successo sempre più largo e solido: “Sono considerato soltanto uno scrittore popolare,” disse in un’intervista rilasciata per i suoi settant’anni. “Ma lo sono stati anche Tolstoj, Dickens e Balzac, e il fantasma che veglia su tutti noi, Shakespeare.” Con sei milioni di copie vendute all’epoca, Il ricco e il povero, qui nella traduzione di Attilio Veraldi, è stato e resta un modello di epica americana: una lettura asciutta e trascinante, un ritratto di famiglia nel mondo e, nelle parole di Mario Fortunato, un esempio di come “il romanzo è tuttora l’unico strumento affidabile di conoscenza che l’umanità abbia elaborato per riuscire a comprendere qualcosa di sé stessa.”

Bestselling author Irwin Shaw’s lighthearted travelogue follows his family’s vacation sailing from St. Tropez to Venice in the 1960s. As a boy, Irwin Shaw stared out across Brooklyn’s Sheepshead Bay and dreamed of owning a boat and sailing the oceans wide. Decades later, he determined that chartering a yacht was better than having no boat at all. With his wife and son, Shaw then set out to mosey about the Mediterranean, guided by a Scottish captain, his wife and daughter, and a Greek cabin boy. From St. Tropez to Naples, and across the Adriatic to Dubrovnik and up to Venice, it was the trip of a lifetime, its only fault being that, eventually, it would have to end. Written in 1964, this travel memoir is a portrait of a bygone age, when the sun-soaked Mediterranean was still emerging from the shadow of World War II and “vacation” truly meant detaching oneself from the world. Featuring cameos by legendary authors such as Françoise Sagan and James Jones, this endearing memoir is the next best thing to a Mediterranean cruise.

Two books in one: Irwin Shaw’s bestselling Rich Man, Poor Man and Beggarman, Thief chronicle one family’s struggle with the forces of change after WWII. In Rich Man, Poor Man, siblings Rudy, Tom, and Gretchen Jordache grow up in a small town on the Hudson River. They’re in their teens in the 1940s, too young to go to war but marked by it nevertheless. Their father is the local baker, and nothing suggests they will live storied lives. Yet, in this sprawling saga, each member of the family pushes against the grain of history and confronts the perils and pleasures of a world devastated by conflict and transformed by American commerce and culture. In Beggarman, Thief, the Jordache family reunites after a terrible act of violence. Wesley never really knew his father, Tom, the black sheep of the Jordache family. Driven by his sorrow and a need for justice, Wesley uncovers surprising truths about his estranged family’s complicated past. An important voice in twentieth-century American literature, Irwin Shaw has been called “one of the great storytellers” by bestselling author William Goldman, for his ability to take readers on a gripping ride from World War II to Vietnam and beyond.

With one act of kindness, the fate of a Manhattan family is forever altered in this New York Times–bestselling novel by the author of Rich Man, Poor Man. The Strands are a happy family, save for the occasional financial struggle. Allen, the father, has a decent job as a schoolteacher, a lovely wife, and smart, ambitious, and compassionate children. When Allen’s daughter witnesses a mugging, she takes the victim back to the Strand home for help and a warm meal. The Strands have no clue that the man they are helping is Russell Hazen, a powerful and wealthy Wall Street lawyer. In his gratitude, Hazen offers gifts, vacations, networking opportunities—even plastic surgery. But with each reward comes baggage, and soon the Strands begin to lose sight of what matters most in life. Bread Upon the Waters is a masterful story about the way lives interconnect, and how every good deed, no matter how selfless, comes with a price. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Irwin Shaw including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.

#1 New York Times–bestselling author: On a lazy afternoon in 1964, a Jewish WWII veteran watches his son’s baseball game, and reflects on his past. Benjamin Federov has lived a thoroughly American life. The son of immigrants, husband to a lovely wife, and father to two healthy sons, he is successful in business, and blessed with good health. During a lazy 1964 summer afternoon at his son’s baseball game, Ben reminisces on the triumphs and failures of his past fifty years. He recalls the comedy of his youth and the horrors of World War II, his alienation as a second-generation child in America and the tenderness of his first love. Insightful and evocative, Voices of a Summer Day is an enchanting story about a man’s life and an unforgettable look at the power of memory. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Irwin Shaw including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.

A New York Times bestseller from an author with “a natural gift for storytelling”: A mother and son are reunited years after a shattering betrayal (The New York Times). She passes through the Paris restaurant, alone, unbent, and unbroken. Lucy Crown has lived with heartbreak for long enough that it no longer shows on her face, and she’s not afraid to dine in solitude. But then she sees him across the bar, full of liquor and life, looking far happier than he did the last time she saw him two decades before: Tony, her son—the one man she loved more than any other, the one she nearly destroyed. Twenty years earlier, in 1937, Lucy was an unhappily married suburban housewife, and Tony was so frail his parents were forced to hire a companion for him. When the companion caught Lucy’s eye, he awoke in her a feeling of passion she thought had died long ago—leading to an act of indiscretion during a vacation in Vermont that would upend their family, and take half a lifetime to repair. From the author of such classics as Rich Man, Poor Man and The Young Lions—an O. Henry Award winner who “always writes immensely readable books”—Lucy Crown is an unflinching look at the emotional reality of infidelity, heartbreak, and divorce that remains a testament to the power of forgiveness (The New York Times). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Irwin Shaw including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.

DIVIrwin Shaw’s gripping final novel about a mysterious phone call that threatens to derail a man’s life/divDIV Roger Damon is a literary agent at the top of his field, but with one anonymous phone call, his life begins to unravel. The caller demands a meeting and threatens Roger with outing past transgressions. To identify the mysterious harasser, Roger reexamines his life and searches for clues in past successes and failures. But each new lead brings greater danger—for him and his family and friends. Soon, Damon realizes that if he doesn’t find his tormentor, his tormentor will most certainly find him./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Irwin Shaw including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate./div

New York Times Bestseller: A provocative novel about one man’s struggle with courage and his conscience at the height of McCarthyism. Clement Archer, head of a popular radio show, faces a profound dilemma: Five of his employees stand accused of being communists, and a magazine threatens disclosure unless Archer fires each and every one. Despite his efforts to meet his own moral standards and avoid self-incrimination, Archer finds himself hounded from both ends of the political spectrum for his seemingly righteous actions. The Troubled Air, Irwin Shaw’s second novel, was published immediately before the author moved to Europe, where he lived for the next twenty-five years. The story remains a powerful portrayal of a good, decent man ensnared by the hysteria and cruelty of a dark period in American history. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Irwin Shaw including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.

A wide-ranging fictional portrait of life in postwar America by an acclaimed New Yorker short story writer and #1 New York Times–bestselling novelist. Irwin Shaw was a star of the New Yorker’s fiction pages in the 1930s and ’40s. His prose helped shape the landscape of post-war fiction, and his work drew from a remarkable life that spanned from American football fields to European battlefields, Broadway to Hollywood, Depression-era saloons to the McCarthy hearings. Among these sixty-three stories are iconic works such as “The Eighty-Yard Run,” a tale of an American dream crippled on Black Monday, and “Main Currents in American Thought,” in which a hack radio copywriter is tormented by the glitz of show business. Through the decades, Shaw’s writing —as demonstrated in these pages—maintains the clear-eyed moral purpose, rich in wit and startling insight, of a tough kid with a philosopher’s soul. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Irwin Shaw including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.

DIVOne of Irwin Shaw’s most unforgettable heroes battles to resurrect his declining career against a tough cast of women, whiskey, and old memories /divDIV Jesse Crain was made for Cannes. A middle-aged filmmaker who dazzled audiences during Hollywood’s Golden Age, Crain is talented, worldly, ambitious, and he knows how to play the game. As the Riviera sparkles in the spring of 1970, Crain juggles industry players while charming a persistent young journalist and fending off groupies. Beneath his polished exterior, though, Crain’s life is coming apart at the seams. His last two films flopped, and for several years he’s been adrift. Now desperate to reignite his career, a hit at any price feels like his only salvation./divDIV /divDIVEvening in Byzantium is a masterwork that brilliantly documents a man’s precipitous slide—along with that of his industry—from independence toward cynical mediocrity. It is a timeless story of a determined character grappling with the nature of success and power. DIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Irwin Shaw including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate./div/div

Wesley, haunted by his father''s murder, begins a strange and deeply personal quest; Billy becomes involved with a girl who leads him into unexpected dangers; Gretchen finds new challenges and experiences a remarkable twist to her life. Moving between Europe and America, BEGGARMAN, THIEF is a brilliant novel chronicling the fortunes of one family ¿ the joys, sorrows, successes and failures. This is not only the gripping sequel to Irwin Shaw''s bestselling RICH MAN, POOR MAN, but also an outstanding novel in its own right.

The Young Lions is a vivid and classic novel that portrays the experiences of ordinary soldiers fighting World War II. Told from the points of view of a perceptive young Nazi, a jaded American film producer, and a shy Jewish boy just married to the love of his life, Shaw conveys, as no other novelist has since, the scope, confusion, and complexity of war.

Derrière le film-culte d''Edward Dmytryk (1959), avec Marlon Brando et Montgomery Clift, se cache un roman qui fut l''un des grands succès de l''après-guerre, et que nous avons peut-être eu tort d''oublier. Un roman qui fit comparer son auteur à Tolstoï - et dont les libraires attendaient depuis longtemps la réédition. A le lire (ou à le relire), on s''aperçoit que Le Bal des maudits tient de toutes autres promesses que celles qu''il paraît annoncer. D''abord ce n''est pas un roman de guerre, même si les balles sifflent et tuent, même si les villes flambent - et si l''action, selon la grande tradition américaine, mène le bal. C''est un roman qui met en jeu le destin croisé de personnages en guerre avec eux-mêmes, ce qui est assez différent. Christian Diestl, l''Allemand idéaliste et ambitieux, séduit par les idées nazies, au long de son chemin brutal assiste à l''effondrement de ses certitudes. Noah Ackerman, le petit juif californien mal dans sa peau, part libérer l''Europe en rêvant de se libérer lui-même, et vit sa vie de soldat comme un enfer (un antimilitarisme radical baigne tout le livre). Michael Whitacre, le New-Yorkais dragueur et cynique, se retrouve contre toute attente dans la peau d''un infirmier des âmes... Ces trois existences vont cheminer loin les unes des autres d''abord, puis se croiser, puis se retrouver dans une scène finale que le lecteur n''est pas près d''oublier. Mais le miracle ici ne tient pas tant au suspens rythmé par ce contre-point implacable qu''au regard, terriblement lucide, que l''auteur porte sur l''histoire qu''il nous raconte. Ecrit " à chaud ", alors que les armes venaient à peine de se taire, le livre frappe paradoxalement par la distance qu''il entretient avec son sujet. Et pourtant Irwin Shaw, Juif et combattant, fut parmi les premiers à découvrir, dans les rangs de l''armée américaine, l''horreur des camps de la mort. Mais peut-être est-ce pour exorciser cette horreur justement qu''il s''applique ici plus à comprendre qu''à condamner.