Новинки Филиппа Майера

«Американская ржавчина» произвела фурор среди критиков и читателей, авторитетнейшие издания “Economist” и “New York Times” назвали этот роман “книгой года”, а “Washington Post” включил «Ржавчину» в десять лучших книг года. Роман о потерянной американской мечте и современном отчаянии, о дружбе и верности, о любви, вырастающей из обломков разрушенной жизни. Филипп Майер разворачивает свою историю на фоне щемяще-прекрасных пейзажей Пенсильвании, в которые вписаны ржавеющие остатки былой индустриальной мощи. Главный герой книги парень Айзек, слывший в школе вундеркиндом, застрял в родном городке из-за отца-инвалида. Его друг Поу, атлет с…

Syn Philippa Meyera to epicka, napisana z rozmachem powieść o amerykańskim Zachodzie. Wielopokoleniowa saga o losach dumnej i niezłomnej teksańskiej rodziny McCulloughów – od czasów XIX-wiecznych najazdów Komanczów do XX-wiecznego boomu naftowego – dla której najważniejszą wartością jest ziemia i honor. To także książka niepokojąca i działająca na wyobraźnię. Bez wątpienia można powiedzieć, że jest arcydziełem i kontynuacją najlepszej tradycji amerykańskiego kanonu – niezapomniana powieść łącząca pisarską sprawność Larry’ego McMurtry’ego z ostrością wyrazu Cormaca McCarthy’ego. Na podstawie powieści nagrywany jest serial, w którym główną rolę gra Pierce Brosnan.

Техас 1849 року. До будинку, де мешкає тринадцятирічний Ілай Мак-Каллоу, вдирається загін команчів, які вбивають його рідних, спалюють майно, а його самого забирають у полон. За три роки життя серед індіанців хлопець припадає до них душею та майже забуває про своє походження. Але коли його плем’я винищує епідемія, Ілай повертається до білих... Жорстокість і прагматизм Ілая відбиваються в долях представників прийдешніх поколінь Мак-Каллоу. Кохання, честь, діти — усе віддається на поталу амбіціям, коли ця родина стає однією з найвпливовіших у Техасі. Але, як і всі могутні династії, ця сім’я колись та й мусить зіткнутися з наслідками свого…

Через историю одной семьи, полную испытаний, страсти, успеха, Филипп Майер разворачивает поразительную историю Техаса. Эпический роман, охватывающий больше столетия, залитый слезами и кровью, полный нежности, приключении? и отваги.

Роман о потерянной американской мечте и современном отчаянии, о дружбе и верности, о любви, что вырастает из обломков разрушенной жизни. Филипп Майер разворачивает свою историю на фоне щемяще-прекрасных пейзажей Пенсильвании, в которые вписаны ржавеющие остатки былой индустриальной мощи. Айзек, слывший в школе вундеркиндом, застрял в родном городке из-за отца-инвалида. Его друг Поу, атлет с большим спортивным будущим, также не спешит уезжать. Их словно разъедает ржа, которая поглотила и бывшие сталелитейные заводы, и сам город, и окрестные фермы. Дикая и прекрасная природа шаг за шагом отвоевывает у человека созданный им мир. Друзья все…

Весна 1849 года. Илаю МакКалоу было всего тринадцать, когда индейцы команчи напали на его дом в Техасе, убили мать и сестру, а его самого забрали с собой. Сообразительный и отчаянно храбрый Илай быстро привык к жизни среди индейцев и скоро стал одним из них. Не белый и не индеец, мальчик завис между двумя цивилизациями, уходящей и наступающей. Он сам должен отыскать свое место в мире, где приключения и трагедии сменяют друг друга с калейдоскопической быстротой. 1915 год. Питер МакКалоу придавлен чувством вины за происходящее вокруг него, за ту ярость, с какой люди выгрызают себе место под солнцем. Он полная противоположность отцу – он не…

Part epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story, part unflinching examination of the bloody price of power, The Son is a gripping and utterly transporting novel that maps the legacy of violence in the American west with rare emotional acuity, even as it presents an intimate portrait of one family across two centuries.

Eli McCullough is just twelve-years-old when a marauding band of Comanche storm his Texas homestead and brutally murder his mother and sister, taking him as a captive. Despite their torture and cruelty, Eli--against all odds--adapts to life with the Comanche, learning their ways, their language, taking on a new name, finding a place as the adopted son of the chief of the band, and fighting their wars against not only other Indians, but white men, too-complicating his sense of loyalty, his promised vengeance, and his very understanding of self. But when disease, starvation, and westward expansion finally decimate the Comanche, Eli is left alone in a world in which he belongs nowhere, neither white nor Indian, civilized or fully wild.

Deftly interweaving Eli’s story with those of his son, Peter, and his great-granddaughter, JA, The Son deftly explores the legacy of Eli’s ruthlessness, his drive to power, and his life-long status as an outsider, even as the McCullough family rises to become one of the richest in Texas, a ranching-and-oil dynasty of unsurpassed wealth and privilege.

Harrowing, panoramic, and deeply evocative, The Son is a fully realized masterwork in the greatest tradition of the American canon-an unforgettable novel that combines the narrative prowess of Larry McMurtry with the knife edge sharpness of Cormac McCarthy.

Philipp Meyer, the acclaimed author of American Rust, returns with The Son an epic of the American West and a multigenerational saga of power, blood, land, and oil that follows the rise of one unforgettable Texas family, from the Comanche raids of the 1800s to the to the oil booms of the 20th century.

Harrowing, panoramic, and deeply evocative, The Son is a fully realized masterwork in the greatest tradition of the American canon--an unforgettable novel that combines the narrative prowess of Larry McMurtry with the knife-edge sharpness of Cormac McCarthy.

The story of a Western family ranges from the mid-1800s to the present day and is told through three alternating voices of McCulloughs. Philipp Meyer’s wonderful novel employs beautiful turns of phrase, imaginative imagery, and vivid scenes. It’s all matched by the quality narration of a full cast. Will Patton’s grizzled voice is perfect for Eli, who becomes a man at a young age. Kate Mulgrew’s deep-voiced twang gives great-granddaughter J.A. the vocal personality her independence deserves. And Scott Shepherd’s slightly shaky and tired voice is perfect for Peter, Eli’s son, who details his perspective through the pages of his diary. Meyer’s story recounts more than 150 years, covering rough and rocky ground, which is smoothed out by attentive narrators.

Part epic of Texas, part classic coming- of-age story, part unflinching portrait of the bloody price of power, The Son is an utterly transporting novel that maps the legacy of violence in the American West through the lives of the McCulloughs, an ambitious family as resilient and dangerous as the land they claim

Spring, 1849. The first male child born in the newly established Republic of Texas, Eli McCullough is thirteen years old when a marauding band of Comanches storms his homestead and brutally murders his mother and sister, taking him captive. Brave and clever, Eli quickly adapts to life among the Comanches, learning their ways and language, answering to a new name, becoming the chief's adopted son, and waging war against their enemies, including white men—which complicates his sense of loyalty and understanding of who he is. But when disease, starvation, and overwhelming numbers of armed Americans decimate the tribe, Eli finds himself alone. Neither white nor Indian, civilized nor fully wild, he must carve a place for himself in a world in which he does not fully belong—a journey of adventure, tragedy, hardship, grit, and luck that reverberates in the lives of his progeny.

Intertwined with Eli's story are those of his son, Peter, a man who bears the emotional cost of his father's drive for power, and Jeannie, Eli's great-granddaughter, a woman who must fight hardened rivals to succeed in a man's world.

Philipp Meyer deftly explores how Eli's ruthlessness and steely pragmatism transform subsequent generations of McCulloughs. Love, honor, even children are sacrificed in the name of ambition as the family becomes one of the richest powers in Texas, a ranching-and-oil dynasty of unsurpassed wealth and privilege. Yet, like all empires, the McCulloughs must eventually face the consequences of their choices. Harrowing, panoramic, and vividly drawn, The Son is a masterful achievement from a sublime young talent.

Part epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story, part unflinching portrait of the bloody price of power, The Son is an utterly transporting novel that maps the legacy of violence in the American West through the lives of the McCulloughs, an ambitious family as resilient and dangerous as the land they claim. Love, honour, children are sacrificed in the name of ambition, as the family becomes one of the richest powers in Texas, a dynasty of unsurpassed wealth and privilege. Yet, like all empires, the McCulloughs must eventually face the consequences of their choices.

The debut novel from the New York Times bestselling
author of The Son

Set in a beautiful but economically devastated Pennsylvania steel town, American Rust is a novel of the lost American dream and the desperation—as well as the acts of friendship, loyalty, and love—that arise from its loss. From local bars to trainyards to prison, it is the story of two young men, bound to the town by family, responsibility, inertia, and the beauty around them, who dream of a future beyond the factories and abandoned homes.

Left alone to care for his aging father after his mother commits suicide and his sister escapes to Yale, Isaac English longs for a life beyond his hometown. But when he finally sets out to leave for good, accompanied by his temperamental best friend, former high school football star Billy Poe, they are caught up in a terrible act of violence that changes their lives forever.

Evoking John Steinbeck’s novels of restless lives during the Great Depression, American Rust takes us into the contemporary American heartland at a moment of profound unrest and uncertainty about the future. It is a dark but lucid vision, a moving novel about the bleak realities that battle our desire for transcendence and the power of love and friendship to redeem us.