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Mr. Wilder and me / Jonathan Coe.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781609457921 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 248 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Europa Editions, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002 > Fiction. Motion picture industry > Fiction. Motion picture producers and directors > Fiction. Young women > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Bildungsromans. Biographical fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Coe | 31681010296606 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"In 1977 Greece, Calista, a naive young woman, is thrilled to be working for famed Hollywood director Billy Wilder until he, rebuffed by Hollywood, finances his new film with German money, which leads her on a journey into the dark heart of his family history"-- - Baker & Taylor
In 1977 Greece, Calista, a naive young woman, is thrilled to be working for famed Hollywood director Billy Wilder until he, rebuffed by Hollywood, finances his new film with German money, which leads her on a journey into the dark heart of his family history. - Perseus Publishing
A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORSâ CHOICE
FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE ROTTERSâ CLUB AND MIDDLE ENGLAND
In the heady summer of 1977, a naïve young woman called Calista sets out from Athens to venture into the wider world. On a Greek island that has been turned into a film set, she finds herself working for the famed Hollywood director Billy Wilder, about whom she knows almost nothing. But the time she spends in this glamorous, unfamiliar new life will change her for good.
While Calista is thrilled with her new adventure, Wilder himself is living with the realization that his star may be on the wane. Rebuffed by Hollywood, he has financed his new film with German money, and when Calista follows him to Munich for the shooting of further scenes, she finds herself joining him on a journey of memory into the dark heart of his family history.
In a novel that is at once a tender coming-of-age story and an intimate portrait of one of cinemaâs most intriguing figures, Jonathan Coe turns his gaze on the nature of time and fame, of family and the treacherous lure of nostalgia. When the world is catapulting towards change, do you hold on for dear life or decide it's time to let go?
âOutstanding... In a sense, the novel toward which Coeâs fiction has always been heading.ââLos Angeles Review of Books
