Elisa Albert Knihy

Winner of a Foreword IndieFab Book of the Year AwardIn 1967, Joan Didion wrote an essay called Goodbye to All That , a work of such candid and penetrating prose that it soon became the gold standard for personal essays. Like no other story before it, Didion’s tale of loving and leaving New York captured the mesmerizing allure Manhattan has always had for writers, poets, and wandering spirits.In this captivating collection, 28 writers take up Didion’s literary legacy by sharing their own New York stories. Their essays often begin as love stories do, with the passion of something newly discovered—the crush of subway crowds, the streets filled with manic energy, and the certainty that this is the only place on Earth where one can become exactly who she is meant to be.They also share the grief that comes when the metropolis loses its magic and the pressures of New York’s frenetic life wear thin on even the most fervent dwellers. As friends move away, rents soar, and love—still— remains just out of reach, each writer’s goodbye to New York is singular and universal, like New York itself.With Cheryl Strayed, Dani Shapiro, Emma Straub, Ann Hood, and more.

I am helpless with love for Elisa Albert's work. Something about her voice and her style, not to mention her subject matter, just does it for me in a way no one else's books do, and I've been salivating for years for her to come out with another one...Albert is great on the darkness at the heart of all kinds of hallowed intimacies, and even when you're gasping, appalled by the narrator's pinched, cruel worldview, you'll never stop reading.- Emily Gould, The Millions In lesser hands, Ari might be unlikable, but Albert imbues her with searing honesty and dark humor, and the result is a fascinating protagonist for this rich novel.- Publishers Weekly A deep, funny novel about the terrors and exhilarations of love in all its forms. Elisa Albert writes with startling clarity and furious wit about marriage, motherhood and friendship, illuminating these familiar landscapes with lightning flashes of revelation. -Jenny Offil, author of Dept. of Speculation

Aviva Rosner is at a crossroads. Her fourth album is about to be released--and her manager says it's going to be big. But Aviva is focused on getting pregnant, which she can't seem to do. How far will she go to have a child? Is that what she really wants? And what about her music, and her growing obsession with Amy Winehouse?

Dahlia Finger, 29, aus Los Angeles, hat keinen Schlachtplan für ihr Leben: Sie lässt sich von ihrem Vater finanzieren und versackt mit Fast Food und Joints auf ihrer Sofa-Zuflucht vor dem Fernseher. Aus heiterem Himmel trifft sie die Diagnose 'Gehirntumor'. Ein wilder Wirbel aus Chemotherapie, Selbsthilfegruppe und Bionahrung setzt ein. Zu ihrem Lotsen durch die Krankheit wird der gnadenlos optimistische Ratgeber 'Es liegt bei dir: die Krebs-To-Do-Liste'. Doch Dahlia setzt sich mit den aufmunternden Ratschlägen wie 'Heile dich selbst' und 'Lebe jetzt' auf ganz eigene Weise auseinander. Unsentimental, ungeschminkt und mit einer großen Portion schwarzen Humors. Eine rabenschwarze Hymne an das Leben! Der Roman stand unter den 5 Finalisten des Sami Rohr Prize 2009. Miriam Mandelkows Übertragung wurde mit dem Hamburger Förderpreis für literarische Übersetzungen ausgezeichnet. Weitere Informationen und Soundtrack zum Buch im dtv-Online-Magazin

In 'Waarom deze avond anders is' vertelt Elisa Albert over een eigenzinnig groepje jonge joden. Allemaal hebben ze hun geloof vaarwel gezegd. Maar wat als de twijfel toeslaat? Of als je ontdekt dat de tradities een wezenlijk onderdeel van je leven uitmaken? Albert weet een vlijmscherp en ontroerend beeld van een generatie neer te zetten. Vol van liefde en humor, maar met een duidelijke afkeer van heilige huisjes.