The Last Chairlift
- Schrijver: John Irving (Verenigde Staten)
- Soort boek: Amerikaanse roman
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: Simon & Schuster
- Verschijnt: 18 oktober 2022
- Omvang: 912 pagina’s
- Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
- Nederlandse vertaling: De laatste skilift
Recensie en waardering van de roman
- “Powerfully cinematic…Irving’s portrayal of a shooting in a crowded venue, for instance, is rendered with such visual acuity and kinetic energy that I’d swear I saw it rather than read it….Whenever “The Last Chairlift” is actively expanding the boundaries of what a family can be — the story feels vital and exciting.” (The Washington Post)
- “Here the consistent pleasure is an extended family whose distinctive voices deliver thoughtful messages of tolerance, understanding, and affection for those who are different.” (Kirkus Review)
- “His enormous imagination, his storytelling gifts, and his intelligence are all on display.” (Publishers Weekly)
Flaptekst van de nieuwe roman van John Irving
John Irving, one of the world’s greatest novelists, returns with his first novel in seven years–a ghost story, a love story, and a lifetime of sexual politics.
In Aspen, Colorado, in 1941, Rachel Brewster is a slalom skier at the National Downhill and Slalom Championships. Little Ray, as she is called, finishes nowhere near the podium, but she manages to get pregnant. Back home, in New England, Little Ray becomes a ski instructor.
Her son, Adam, grows up in a family that defies conventions and evades questions concerning the eventful past. Years later, looking for answers, Adam will go to Aspen. In the Hotel Jerome, where he was conceived, Adam will meet some ghosts; in The Last Chairlift, they aren’t the first or the last ghosts he sees.
John Irving has written some of the most acclaimed books of our time–among them, The World According to Garp and The Cider House Rules. A visionary voice on the subject of sexual tolerance, Irving is a bard of alternative families. In The Last Chairlift, readers will once more be in his thrall.