How Much of These Hills Is Gold: A Novel
von C Pam Zhang
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARA WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEARONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2020LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 BOOKER PRIZEFINALIST FOR THE 2020 CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZEWINNER OF THE ROSENTHAL FAMILY FOUNDATION AWARD, FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERSA NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION "5 UNDER 35" HONOREENATIONAL BESTSELLER“Belongs on a shelf all of its own.” —NPR“Outstanding.” —The Washington Post“Revolutionary . . . A visionary addition to American literature.” —Star TribuneAn electric debut novel set against the twilight of the American gold rush, two siblings are on the run in an unforgiving landscape—trying not just to survive but to find a home.Ba dies in the night; Ma is already gone. Newly orphaned children of immigrants, Lucy and Sam are suddenly alone in a land that refutes their existence. Fleeing the threats of their western mining town, they set off to bury their father in the only way that will set them free from their past. Along the way, they encounter giant buffalo bones, tiger paw prints, and the specters of a ravaged landscape as well as family secrets, sibling rivalry, and glimpses of a different kind of future.Both epic and intimate, blending Chinese symbolism and reimagined history with fiercely original language and storytelling, How Much of These Hills Is Gold is a haunting adventure story, an unforgettable sibling story, and the announcement of a stunning new voice in literature. On a broad level, it explores race in an expanding country and the question of where immigrants are allowed to belong. But page by page, it’s about the memories that bind and divide families, and the yearning for home.
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How Much of These Hills Is Gold: A Novel
von C Pam Zhang
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARA WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEARONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2020LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 BOOKER PRIZEFINALIST FOR THE 2020 CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZEWINNER OF THE ROSENTHAL FAMILY FOUNDATION AWARD, FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERSA NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION "5 UNDER 35" HONOREENATIONAL BESTSELLER“Belongs on a shelf all of its own.” —NPR“Outstanding.” —The Washington Post“Revolutionary . . . A visionary addition to American literature.” —Star TribuneAn electric debut novel set against the twilight of the American gold rush, two siblings are on the run in an unforgiving landscape—trying not just to survive but to find a home.Ba dies in the night; Ma is already gone. Newly orphaned children of immigrants, Lucy and Sam are suddenly alone in a land that refutes their existence. Fleeing the threats of their western mining town, they set off to bury their father in the only way that will set them free from their past. Along the way, they encounter giant buffalo bones, tiger paw prints, and the specters of a ravaged landscape as well as family secrets, sibling rivalry, and glimpses of a different kind of future.Both epic and intimate, blending Chinese symbolism and reimagined history with fiercely original language and storytelling, How Much of These Hills Is Gold is a haunting adventure story, an unforgettable sibling story, and the announcement of a stunning new voice in literature. On a broad level, it explores race in an expanding country and the question of where immigrants are allowed to belong. But page by page, it’s about the memories that bind and divide families, and the yearning for home.
Aktuelle Rezensionen(2)
Rezension von ClandesvWas macht ein Zuhause zum Zuhause? Eine sehr einfühlsam geschriebene Geschichte über zwei enorm starke und komplexe Charaktere (Sam und Lucy <3) und das unzertrennliche Band zwischen Geschwistern. Vor allem die letzten Kapitel konnten mich richtig abholen.
Rezension von JuliaWortgewandt und stilisicher schreibt C Pam Zhang mit ihrem Roman den Frontiermythos um. Für mich waren die Geschwister der emotionale Kern, ihr Sein und Werden. Für die Autorin ist es vor allem ein Buch über Trauer, „darüber, wie eich der Tod eines Elternteils durch ein Leben ziehen kann.“ Besonders der erste und der letzte Teil haben eine Wucht, die über Gefühle und Gedanken zu Identität, Gender und Zugehörigkeit entsteht. Die Geschichte des Wilden Westens wird mit diesem Text ergänzt, weiter gedacht, bleibt nicht bei der weißen männlichen Perspektive stehen. „Unbewältigt hat der Tod eine seltsame Schwerkraft.“ (Zhang im Gespräch über ihren Roman) „Es ist die Stunde des Schakals, Gestalten werden zu Schemen, die Grenze zwischen Wirklichkeit und Täuschung verschwimmt.“ „Anna verzeiht leicht, lacht leicht, weint leicht, und Lucy, der das alles schwerfällt, staunt, hat sie doch das Grab ihrer Kindheit so festgetrampelt, dass kaum noch Gefühle herausflattern.“ „Lucys Mund ist voll Nebel. Sie leckt, einmal, zweimal: salzig.“