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You Deserve Nothing
Alexander Maksik
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Description for You Deserve Nothing
Paperback. Dark, compelling story of an illicit affair between a young teacher and his female student for fans of Donna Tartt Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 226.
Set in an international high school in Paris, YOU DESERVE NOTHING is told in three voices: that of Will, a charismatic young teacher who brings ideas alive in the classroom in a way that profoundly affects his students; Gilad, one of Will's students who has grown up behind compound walls in places like Dakar and Dubai, and for whom Paris and Will's senior seminar are the first heady tastes of freedom; and Marie, the beautiful, vulnerable senior with whom, unbeknowst to Gilad, Will is having an illicit affair. Utterly compelling, brilliantly written, YOU DESERVE NOTHING is ... Read more
Set in an international high school in Paris, YOU DESERVE NOTHING is told in three voices: that of Will, a charismatic young teacher who brings ideas alive in the classroom in a way that profoundly affects his students; Gilad, one of Will's students who has grown up behind compound walls in places like Dakar and Dubai, and for whom Paris and Will's senior seminar are the first heady tastes of freedom; and Marie, the beautiful, vulnerable senior with whom, unbeknowst to Gilad, Will is having an illicit affair. Utterly compelling, brilliantly written, YOU DESERVE NOTHING is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
225g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848545724
SKU
V9781848545724
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About Alexander Maksik
Alexander Maksik is the recipient of a Truman Capote fellowship and a Teaching/Writing fellowship from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His work has been published in many literary magazines. This is his first novel.
Reviews for You Deserve Nothing
'An extraordinary read'
Red Magazine
'An extraordinary read'
Red Magazine
'A gorgeous, troubling, unflinching book, as honest and rich a depiction of life's contradictions as I've encountered in many years'
Ben Fountain
'A provocative, constantly surprising, and original novel written with precision and grace. [A] thrilling debut'
Susanna Moore
'Superb'
Sunday ... Read more
Red Magazine
'An extraordinary read'
Red Magazine
'A gorgeous, troubling, unflinching book, as honest and rich a depiction of life's contradictions as I've encountered in many years'
Ben Fountain
'A provocative, constantly surprising, and original novel written with precision and grace. [A] thrilling debut'
Susanna Moore
'Superb'
Sunday ... Read more