The great believers
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Viking, 2018.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
421 pages ; 24 cm
Status:
Description
"A dazzling new novel of friendship and redemption in the face of tragedy and loss set in 1980s Chicago and contemporary Paris, by the acclaimed and award-winning author Rebecca Makkai In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup, bringing in an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDS epidemic grows around him. One by one, his friends are dying and after his friend Nico's funeral, the virus circles closer and closer to Yale himself. Soon the only person he has left is Fiona, Nico's little sister. Thirty years later, Fiona is in Paris tracking down her estranged daughter who disappeared into a cult. While staying with an old friend, a famous photographer who documented the Chicago crisis, she finds herself finally grappling with the devastating ways AIDS affected her life and her relationship with her daughter. The two intertwining stories take us through the heartbreak of the eighties and the chaos of the modern world, as both Yale and Fiona struggle to find goodness in the midst of disaster"--
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Bethany/Clark Adult Collection
FIC MAK
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Bill (LPL) Adult Fiction
F Makkai
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Branford/Blackstone Adult Fiction
FICTION
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Durham Adult Fiction
FIC MAKKAI
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Essex Adult Fiction
MAKKAI
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Guilford Adult Fiction
FIC MAKKAI
Due Aug 2, 2025
Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction
FIC/MAKKAI
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Lyme Adult Fiction
FIC MAK
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Madison/Scranton Adult Fiction
F MAKKAI
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Meriden Adult Fiction
FIC MAKKAI
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Mitchell College Book Stacks
PS3613 .A36 G74 2018
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North Haven Adult Fiction
Fiction Makkai, Rebecca
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North Stonington/Wheeler Adult Fiction
FIC MAKKAI (JAN 10)
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Old Lyme A Fiction
FIC MAKKAI
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Fiction
F MAKKAI
Due Jul 22, 2025
Orange/Case Adult Fiction Book
Fiction Makkai
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Wallingford Adult Fiction
MAKKAI
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Woodbridge Adult Fiction
FIC MAKKAI
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780735223523, 0735223521
Notes
Description
"A dazzling new novel of friendship and redemption in the face of tragedy and loss set in 1980s Chicago and contemporary Paris, by the acclaimed and award-winning author Rebecca Makkai In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup, bringing in an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDS epidemic grows around him. One by one, his friends are dying and after his friend Nico's funeral, the virus circles closer and closer to Yale himself. Soon the only person he has left is Fiona, Nico's little sister. Thirty years later, Fiona is in Paris tracking down her estranged daughter who disappeared into a cult. While staying with an old friend, a famous photographer who documented the Chicago crisis, she finds herself finally grappling with the devastating ways AIDS affected her life and her relationship with her daughter. The two intertwining stories take us through the heartbreak of the eighties and the chaos of the modern world, as both Yale and Fiona struggle to find goodness in the midst of disaster"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Makkai, R. (2018). The great believers. Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Makkai, Rebecca. 2018. The Great Believers. Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Makkai, Rebecca, The Great Believers. Viking, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Makkai, Rebecca. The Great Believers. Viking, 2018.
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