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Mutluluk Kenti meydan okumanın ve mücadelenin canlı bir tasvirini sunan bir roman, iyi bir hayat vaadinin ve umutsuzluğun anlatısı. İnsan hayatının hüznü ve güzelliğinin derinliklerinde görece benzer hayatlar yaşayan iki boksörün -yaşça büyük Billy Tully ile acemi Ernie Munger- hayatlarının kısa süreliğine kesişmesini ve bu insanların varoluşlarının sınırlarından kurtulmaya çalışmalarını anlatan roman, 1969’da yayımlandığından bu yana ilgi çekmeye devam ediyor. Dekor boks olsa da kitap umut, hayal ve aşk ve bunları yok eden yozlaşma ve kendini aldatma üzerine. İnce, güçlü ve fazladan tek bir kelimenin yer almadığı roman Joan Didion, Denis Johnson ve Raymond Carver gibi isimlerin de aralarında bulunduğu birçok kişi tarafından bir şaheser olarak değerlendiriliyor.
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Leonard Gardner
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Tahmini Okuma Süresi: 4 sa. 46 dk.Sayfa Sayısı: 168Basım Tarihi: Temmuz 2020Yayınevi: Yedi YayınlarıOrijinal Adı: Fat CityISBN: 9786058050082Ülke: TürkiyeDil: TürkçeFormat: Karton kapak
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Leonard GardnerYazar · 1 kitap
Leonard Gardner (born 3 November 1933) is an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. His writing has appeared in The Paris Review, Esquire, The Southwest Review, and other publications, and he has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Gardner was born in Stockton, and went to San Francisco State University. He currently lives in Larkspur, California.
Gardner's 1969 novel Fat City is an American classic whose stature has increased over the years.[3] His screen adaptation of Fat City was made into an acclaimed 1972 film of the same title, directed by John Huston. The book and movie are set in and around Stockton and concern the struggles of third-rate pro boxers who only dimly comprehend that none of them will ever make the big time. Devoid of the usual "sweet science" cliches, the book roils with dark pessimism as the characters eke out a gritty existence. It is considered an underappreciated classic of early 1970s cinema. In their memoirs, producer Ray Stark and director John Huston both cited it as among their finest achievements.
Gardner adapted his short story "Jesus Christ Has Returned to Earth and Appears Here Nightly" into the screenplay for the low-budget 1989 film Valentino Returns. He has a small part in the film, playing a character named Lyle.
Gardner has made a couple of other acting appearances, most notably in Francis Ford Coppola's 1988 film Tucker: The Man and His Dream. Gardner appears in a handful of scenes as a character known only as the Gas Station Owner.
He has written a number of screenplays for television, including several for NYPD Blue, for which he was a writer and producer for a few seasons.
