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Anglický jazyk
It Just Happened
Autor: Phil Joanou
"It Just Happened is an unusual book. It's written for adults, but it's (mostly) about kids. Or... what it's like to be a kid, trying to makes sense of the world. (In particular, the way the world worked back in 1973.) People have told me the book is 'Neither... Viac o knihe
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"It Just Happened is an unusual book. It's written for adults, but it's (mostly) about kids. Or... what it's like to be a kid, trying to makes sense of the world. (In particular, the way the world worked back in 1973.) People have told me the book is 'Neither here nor there; caught between adult fiction and Y/A' - (it is not Y/A, believe me) - 'It might even be literary fiction,' someone muttered. Well, I'll tell you what it's supposed to be: funny, romantic, slightly insane-a bit nostalgic-but most of all, it's meant to be a fun read. That's it. But I suppose you'll have to decide for yourself..." -Phil Joanou, author About the book: Billy Burton is a strange boy. Or, at least, that's what everyone tells him. He lives inside his head; thinking and thinking and dreaming and scheming. But this year-1973-his twelfth year on earth, is like no other. He is constantly under threat from the school psychopath; his dad is under investigation by the Senate Select Committee on Watergate; the odd girl across the street has taken a keen interest in Billy (and him, in her); Bob Woodward is after his dad (unless Billy can stop him); his dog (Mr. Pooch) is out of control and cannot be found; Billy has come into possession of a book entitled "The Happy Hooker" (and intends to decipher the meaning of all things "sexy"); he realizes his new (and only) friend is a juvenile delinquent; and he has somehow come to know the iconoclastic physicist, Richard Feynman (Nobel Prize winner), whose motto is, "Damn the torpedoes!"-which has become Billy's motto too. 1973 is going to be a wild ride for one Billy Burton. And you. About the author: Phil Joanou has directed feature films ("Three O'clock High"-"State of Grace"-"U2: Rattle and Hum" etc. etc.) as well as documentaries, commercials, some television and several music videos. This is his first novel.
- Vydavateľstvo: Phil Joanou
- Rok vydania: 2023
- Formát: Hardback
- Rozmer: 240 x 161 mm
- Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
- ISBN: 9798988168720
