Descalza Sobre El Trebol Y Otros Relatos/ When The Nines Roll Over And Other Stories

Benioff, David

ISBN 10: 8492516364 / ISBN 13: 9788492516360

Published by Urano Publishers, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Descalza Sobre El Trebol Y Otros Relatos/ When The Nines Roll Over And Other Stories
• Publisher: Urano Publishers
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN 10: 8492516364
• ISBN 13: 9788492516360
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Bien

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Synopsis

In When the Nines Roll Over, David Benioff uses humor and rich characterizations to explore the sometimes thrilling, sometimes pathetic emotional lives of a diverse set of characters. Over the course of eight stories, we are introduced to a host of young people on the cusp of discovery and loss. As he evokes the various states of agony and pleasurehumiliation, rebellion, camaraderie, and desireBenioff displays a profound understanding of the transformative power of a single moment and how sadness can be illuminated by a humorous flip side. When the Nines Roll Over confirms the promise of a gifted writer emerging as a storytelling force.

About the Author

Marc Forster is the Golden Globe-nominated director of Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland, and Stranger Than Fiction. He will direct the next James Bond film.

David Benioff, the screenwriter, also wrote the screenplays for Troy, Stay, and 25th Hour, which was based on his novel.

Khaled Hosseini is the author of the bestselling novels The Kite Runner (2003) and A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007). Born in Kabul, Afghanistan, the son of a diplomat whose family received political asylum in the United States in 1980, he lives in northern California, where he is a physician.