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"Absoluter Freiheitsanspruch und Verfolgungswahn - T. C. Boyle erkundet in seinem neuen Roman die dunkle Seite der USA. Adam, den seine Eltern nach etlichen Schulverweisen und Therapiesitzungen aufgegeben haben, ist eine wandelnde Zeitbombe: In der Wildnis, wo er ein Schlafmohnfeld angelegt hat, führt er ein Einsiedlerleben und hortet Waffen gegen imaginäre Feinde. Aber es gibt jemanden, der sich in ihn verliebt. Sara hat ebenfalls ausreichend Feindbilder: Spiessertum, Globalisierung, Verschwörer und die Staatsgewalt. Als sie Adam am Strassenrand aufgabelt, beginnt eine leidenschaftliche Liaison. Doch bald merkt Sara, dass Adam es ernst meint mit den Feinden, sehr ernst. T. Coraghessan Boyle, 1948 in Peekskill, N.Y., geboren, unterrichtete an der University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Bei Hanser erschienen zuletzt Die Frauen (Roman, 2009), Das wilde Kind (Erzählung, 2010), Wenn das Schlachten vorbei ist (Roman, 2012), San Miguel (Roman, 2013) sowie Dirk van Gunsterens Neuübersetzung von Wassermusik (Roman, 2014). Dirk van Gunsteren, 1953 geboren, übersetzte u.a. Jonathan Safran Foer, Patricia Highsmith, John Irving, Colum McCann, V.S. Naipaul, Thomas Pynchon, Philip Roth, Oliver Sacks und Richard Stark. 2007 erhielt er den Heinrich Maria Ledig-Rowohlt-Preis."
"Absoluter Freiheitsanspruch und Verfolgungswahn - T.C. Boyle erkundet in seinem neuen Roman die dunkle Seite der USA. Adam, den seine Eltern nach etlichen Schulverweisen und Therapiesitzungen aufgegeben haben, ist eine wandelnde Zeitbombe: In der Wildnis, wo er ein Schlafmohnfeld angelegt hat, führt er ein Einsiedlerleben und hortet Waffen gegen imaginäre Feinde. Aber es gibt jemanden, der sich in ihn verliebt. Sara hat ebenfalls ausreichend Feindbilder: Spießertum, Globalisierung, Verschwörer und die Staatsgewalt. Als sie Adam am Straßenrand aufgabelt, beginnt eine leidenschaftliche Liaison. Doch bald merkt Sara, dass Adam es ernst meint mit den Feinden, sehr ernst. (Quelle: www.buchhandel.de)."
"Set in contemporary Northern California, The Harder They Come explores the volatile connections between three damaged people -- an aging ex-Marine and Vietnam veteran, his psychologically unstable son, and the son's paranoid, much older lover -- as they careen towards an explosive confrontation."@en
""On a cruise to Central America, seventy-year-old Sten Stensen kills an armed robber menacing a busload of tourists. The reluctant hero is relieved to return home to Fort Bragg, California--only to find that his delusional son, Adam, has become involved with Sara, a hardened member of a right-wing anarchist group. Adam's senior by fifteen years, she becomes his protector and inamorata. As Adam's mental state fractures, he becomes increasingly schizophrenic--on the run after two shooting incidents, he takes to the woods, spurring the biggest manhunt in California history. As he explores a father's legacy of violence and his powerlessness in relating to his equally violent son, T.C. Boyle offers unparalleled insights into the American psyche. Inspired by a true story, The Harder They Come is an indelible novel from a modern master"--Back cover."@en
""Set in contemporary Northern California,The Harder They Come explores the volatile connections between three damaged people, an aging ex-Marine and Vietnam veteran, his psychologically unstable son, and the son's paranoid, much-older lover, as they careen toward an explosive confrontation. On a cruise to Central America, seventy-year-old Sten Stensen unflinchingly kills an armed robber menacing a busload of tourists. The reluctant hero is relieved to return home to Fort Bragg, California-only to find that his delusional son, Adam, has spiraled out of control. Adam has become involved with Sara, a hardened member of a right-wing anarchist group that refuses to acknowledge the laws of the state. Adam's senior by some fifteen years, she becomes his protector and inamorata. As Adam's mental state fractures, he becomes increasingly delusional until a schizophrenic breakdown leads him to shoot two people. On the run, he takes to the woods, spurring the biggest manhunt in California history."--"@en
"Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author T.C. Boyle makes his Ecco debut with a powerful, gripping novel that explores the roots of violence and anti-authoritarianism inherent in the American character.Set in contemporary Northern California, The Harder They Come explores the volatile connections between three damaged people--an aging ex-Marine and Vietnam veteran, his psychologically unstable son, and the son's paranoid, much older lover--as they careen towards an explosive confrontation.On a vacation cruise to Central America with his wife, seventy-year-old Sten Stensen unflinchingly kills a gun-wielding robber menacing a busload of senior tourists. The reluctant hero is relieved to return home to Fort Bragg, California, after the ordeal--only to find that his delusional son, Adam, has spiraled out of control.Adam has become involved with Sara Hovarty Jennings, a hardened member of the Sovereign Citizens' Movement, right-wing anarchists who refuse to acknowledge the laws and regulations of the state, considering them to be false and non-applicable. Adam's senior by some fifteen years, Sara becomes his protector and inamorata. As Adam's mental state fractures, he becomes increasingly schizophrenic--a breakdown that leads him to shoot two people in separate instances. On the run, he takes to the woods, spurring the biggest manhunt in California history.As he explores a father's legacy of violence and his powerlessness in relating to his equally violent son, T. C. Boyle offers unparalleled psychological insights into the American psyche. Inspired by a true story, The Harder They Come is a devastating and indelible novel from a modern master."
"A Vietnam veteran, his schizophrenic son, and the son's older lover endure an anti-authoritarian confrontation marked by the son's violent breakdown and flight through California."@en
""...Set in contemporary Northern California, The Harder They Come explores the volatile connections between three damaged people--an aging ex-Marine and Vietnam veteran, his psychologically unstable son, and the son's paranoid, much older lover--as they careen towards an explosive confrontation. On a vacation cruise to Central America with his wife, seventy-year-old Sten Stensen unflinchingly kills a gun-wielding robber menacing a busload of senior tourists. The reluctant hero is relieved to return home to Fort Bragg, California, after the ordeal--only to find that his delusional son, Adam, has spiraled out of control. Adam has become involved with Sara Hovarty Jennings, a hardened member of the Sovereign Citizens' Movement, right-wing anarchists who refuse to acknowledge the laws and regulations of the state, considering them to be false and non-applicable. Adam's senior by some fifteen years, Sara becomes his protector and inamorata. As Adam's mental state fractures, he becomes increasingly schizophrenic--a breakdown that leads him to shoot two people in separate instances. On the run, he takes to the woods, spurring the biggest manhunt in California history..."--Publisher's description."@en
"Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author T.C. Boyle makes his Ecco debut with a powerful, gripping novel that explores the roots of violence and anti-authoritarianism inherent in the American character. Set in contemporary Northern California, The Harder They Come explores the volatile connections between three damaged people - an aging ex-Marine and Vietnam veteran, his psychologically unstable son, and the son's paranoid, much older lover - as they careen towards an explosive confrontation."@en
"Sten Stenson, Vietnam veteran and retired school principal, and his wife, Carolee, are on a cruise in Costa Rica when their coach excursion is hijacked. Sten's military training overtakes him and within moments one of the attackers lies dead. The rest flee and Sten finds himself hailed a hero by the tour group and everyone back home. Meanwhile, in the redwood forests north of San Francisco, Sara - a farrier who refuses to recognize the authority of the government - is arrested after failing to cooperate with police at a routine stop. A chance meeting with twenty-five-year-old Adam, Sten and Carolee's unstable son, sparks a strange but passionate relationship fuelled by a mutual hatred of the law. Adam, an angry and misunderstood outsider, perennially dressed in camouflage and with his head shaved to the bone, has an unhealthy obsession with nineteenth-century mountain man John Colter."@en