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Birds of America : a novel

A poignant and evocative novel of self-discovery that follows a young man in America and abroad, on a journey into adulthood during the turbulent 1960s It is 1964, and Peter Levi, a young student and bird watcher, has come to Paris to study at the Sorbonne. Shy and innocent at nineteen years old, he arrives fresh from an extended Maine holiday with his vivacious mother, and is determined to live a life free of unwanted complications and unnecessary stress. But this is an era of great change in the world, a time when war is looming in Southeast Asia and social unrest is simmering. There is much to trouble and confuse the young American as he journeys through foreign countries and feelings into adulthood. For Peter, the simplicity of childhood is over and his new life is becoming increasingly complex in a world growing more unrecognizable by the day. Mary McCarthy splendid Birds of America is a moving and surprising coming-of-age tale: the unforgettable story of a young man's awakening, and a stunning evocation of the disorienting change of the 1960s.

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  • "Birds of America"@it
  • "Birds of America"@pl

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  • "A poignant and evocative novel of self-discovery that follows a young man in America and abroad, on a journey into adulthood during the turbulent 1960s It is 1964, and Peter Levi, a young student and bird watcher, has come to Paris to study at the Sorbonne. Shy and innocent at nineteen years old, he arrives fresh from an extended Maine holiday with his vivacious mother, and is determined to live a life free of unwanted complications and unnecessary stress. But this is an era of great change in the world, a time when war is looming in Southeast Asia and social unrest is simmering. There is much to trouble and confuse the young American as he journeys through foreign countries and feelings into adulthood. For Peter, the simplicity of childhood is over and his new life is becoming increasingly complex in a world growing more unrecognizable by the day. Mary McCarthy splendid Birds of America is a moving and surprising coming-of-age tale: the unforgettable story of a young man's awakening, and a stunning evocation of the disorienting change of the 1960s."@en
  • "Peter Levi, studying in Paris for a year is homesick for America."@en
  • "A poignant and evocative novel of self-discovery that follows a young man in America and abroad, on a journey into adulthood during the turbulent 1960s It is 1964, and Peter Levi, a young student and bird watcher, has come to Paris to study at the Sorbonne. Shy and innocent at nineteen years old, he arrives fresh from an extended Maine holiday with his vivacious mother, and is determined to live a life free of unwanted complications and unnecessary stress. But this is an era of great change in the world, a time when war is looming in Southeast Asia and social unrest is simmering. There is much to trouble and confuse the young American as he journeys through foreign countries—and feelings—into adulthood. For Peter, the simplicity of childhood is over—and his new life is becoming increasingly complex in a world growing more unrecognizable by the day. Mary McCarthy’s splendid Birds of America is a moving and surprising coming-of-age tale: the unforgettable story of a young man’s awakening, and a stunning evocation of the disorienting change of the 1960s. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary McCarthy including rare images from the author’s estate."@en
  • "In 1964, a young man arrives in France to do his junior year at the Sorbonne. Although he endeavors to live his daily student life according to the laws of harmony and inner consistency, what results is disaster upon disaster and frustrated clashes with the establishment, as he becomes an unwilling witness to the changes in society and its values and to the decline in the quality of life."
  • "A young American's junior year at the Sorbonne is a mixture of comic and tragic adventures."
  • "Alphabet book with paper collage images of 26 birds found on the continent of Africa."@en

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  • "Specimens"@en
  • "Tekstuitgave"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Artists' books"@en
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Powieść amerykańska"@pl
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Roman américain"

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  • "Ein Sohn der Neuen Welt : Roman"
  • "Birds of America : a novel"@en
  • "Vogels van Amerika"
  • "Ptaki Ameryki"
  • "Ptaki Ameryki"@pl
  • "Ein Sohn der Neuen Welt Roman"
  • "Bids of America"
  • "Brids of America"@en
  • "Uccelli d'America"
  • "Fåglar"
  • "Fåglar"@sv
  • "Birds of america"
  • "OISEAUX D'AMERIQUE"
  • "Ein Sohn der Neuen Welt"
  • "Les Oiseaux d'Amérique : roman"
  • "Les oiseaux d amerique : roman"
  • "Birds of America. (Novel)"
  • "Ein Sohn der neuen Welt. Roman"
  • "Uccelli d'America : romanzo"
  • "Uccelli d'America : romanzo"@it
  • "Pájaros de América"
  • "Pájaros de América"@es
  • "Ein Sohn der neuen Welt"
  • "Les oiseaux d'amerique : roman"
  • "Les oiseaux d'amerique : roman de mary mccarthy traduit de l'americain par A. levi"
  • "Birds of America"@en
  • "Birds of America"
  • "Les Oiseaux d'Amérique roman"
  • "Les Oiseaux d'Amérique, roman"
  • "Birds of Africa"@en

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