The Last Thing He Wanted
Descriere
It is 1984 and rumblings of the Iran-Contra Affair are just beginning to stir. Large quantities of lethal weaponry are reaching the Nicaraguan Contras without the official sanction of the US government - but with its complicit knowledge. Meanwhile, out-of-work journalist Elena McMahon watches as her evasive, gruff father's life slowly ebbs away. Rudderless and lost, she feels compelled by a desire to understand him and resolves to do his bidding, to follow the action to Central America - by escorting a shipment of anti-personnel mines to a remote jungle. What begins as Elena's emotional journey soon becomes a cog in a much larger wheel, setting in motion a powerful political machine of intrigue and violence, political opportunism and murky underworld dealings. A masterful, imaginative yet impeccably well-controlled literary thriller. - Michael Thompson-Noel, Financial Times [Didion] has a mind like a razor blade, an intelligence to match, and her prose style is a bright star in a dark world. - Carmen Callil, Daily Telegraph I read it twice for pure delight. - Veronica Horwell, Guardian n n An impressive, fast-talking, hard-boiled, wise-cracking, tough-guy of a novel. - Philip Hensher, Mail on Sunday
Despre autor
Joan Didion a fost o scriitoare americană care și-a început cariera în 1960 după ce a câștigat un concurs de eseuri sponsorizat de revista Vogue. Scrierile ei din anii 1960 până la sfârșitul anilor 1970 au capturat pentru public cultura anilor '60 și stilul de viață de la Hollywood.
