Bonita Avenue [electronic resource]
Peter Buwalda2014
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A darkly hilarious tale of a model family's disintegration. Professor Siem
Sigerius - maths genius, jazz lover, judo champion, Renaissance man. When Aaron
meets his girlfriend Joni's family for the first time, her multitalented father
could hardly be a more intimidating figure, but somehow the underachieving
photographer manages to bluff his way to a friendship with the paterfamilias.
With his feet under the table at the beautiful Sigerius farmhouse, Aaron feels
part of the family. A perfect family. Until, that is, things start to go wrong
in a very big way. A cataclysmic explosion in a firework factory, the advent of
internet pornography, the reappearance of a forgotten murderer and a jet-black
wig-all play a role in the spectacular fragmentation of the Sigerius clan... and
of Aaron's fragile psyche. "Great European art: the Dutchman Peter Buwalda
explodes the bourgeois family saga. The narrative pyrotechnics alone are a tour
de force." Die Zeit "Peter Buwalda's impressive...
Main title:
Bonita Avenue [electronic resource] / Peter Buwalda
Author:
Peter Buwalda, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Pushkin Press, 2014
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (112 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781782271086
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
433645
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |