Beautyland
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
322 pages ; 22 cm
Status:
Description
"From the acclaimed author of 'Parakeet', Marie-Helene Bertino’s Beautyland is a wise, tender novel about a woman who doesn't feel at home on Earth. At the moment when Voyager 1 is launched into space carrying its famous golden record, a baby of unusual perception is born to a single mother in Philadelphia. Adina Giorno is tiny and jaundiced, but she reaches for warmth and light. As a child, she recognizes that she is different: She possesses knowledge of a faraway planet. The arrival of a fax machine enables her to contact her extraterrestrial relatives, beings who have sent her to report on the oddities of Earthlings. For years, as she moves through the world and makes a life for herself among humans, she dispatches transmissions on the terrors and surprising joys of their existence. Then, at a precarious moment, a beloved friend urges Adina to share her messages with the world. Is there a chance she is not alone? Marie-Helene Bertino’s Beautyland is a novel of startling originality about the fragility and resilience of life on our Earth and in our universe. It is a remarkable evocation of the feeling of being in exile at home, and it introduces a gentle, unforgettable alien for our times."--
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East Lyme Public Adult Fiction
Bertino, Marie-Helene (Beautyland)
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F Bertino
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FIC BERTINO
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F BERTINO
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F BERTINO
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FIC BERTINO
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Fiction Bertino, Marie-Helene
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FIC BERTINO
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F BER
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Other Subjects
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780374109288
Notes
General Note
"Originated as a story in Bertino's first book, Safe as Houses, called 'Sometimes You Break Their Hearts, Sometimes They Break Yours' (University of Iowa, 2021)"--Publisher.
Description
"From the acclaimed author of 'Parakeet', Marie-Helene Bertino’s Beautyland is a wise, tender novel about a woman who doesn't feel at home on Earth. At the moment when Voyager 1 is launched into space carrying its famous golden record, a baby of unusual perception is born to a single mother in Philadelphia. Adina Giorno is tiny and jaundiced, but she reaches for warmth and light. As a child, she recognizes that she is different: She possesses knowledge of a faraway planet. The arrival of a fax machine enables her to contact her extraterrestrial relatives, beings who have sent her to report on the oddities of Earthlings. For years, as she moves through the world and makes a life for herself among humans, she dispatches transmissions on the terrors and surprising joys of their existence. Then, at a precarious moment, a beloved friend urges Adina to share her messages with the world. Is there a chance she is not alone? Marie-Helene Bertino’s Beautyland is a novel of startling originality about the fragility and resilience of life on our Earth and in our universe. It is a remarkable evocation of the feeling of being in exile at home, and it introduces a gentle, unforgettable alien for our times."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Bertino, M. (2024). Beautyland. First edition. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Bertino, Marie-Helene. 2024. Beautyland. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Bertino, Marie-Helene, Beautyland. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Bertino, Marie-Helene. Beautyland. First edition. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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