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Romans literatuur
Commissioned by the New York Times to write a story on any aspect of the 2016 presidential campaign, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie created a delicious, subversive, incisive fictional account of Melania Trump
Once, in the early years, before she fully understood him, she had asked what his favourite flowers were.
’I use the best florists in the city, they’re terrific,’ he replied, and she realised that taste, for him, was something to be determined by somebody else, and then flaunted.
From one of our greatest writers, a short story about today’s befuddling political climate, an imaginary account of a day in the life of Melania Trump and a fictional glimpse into the lives of the strange family residing in Trump Tower.
© 2017 Fourth Estate (Luisterboek): 9780008253714
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Luisterboek: 8 juni 2017
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3.7
Romans literatuur
Commissioned by the New York Times to write a story on any aspect of the 2016 presidential campaign, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie created a delicious, subversive, incisive fictional account of Melania Trump
Once, in the early years, before she fully understood him, she had asked what his favourite flowers were.
’I use the best florists in the city, they’re terrific,’ he replied, and she realised that taste, for him, was something to be determined by somebody else, and then flaunted.
From one of our greatest writers, a short story about today’s befuddling political climate, an imaginary account of a day in the life of Melania Trump and a fictional glimpse into the lives of the strange family residing in Trump Tower.
© 2017 Fourth Estate (Luisterboek): 9780008253714
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 8 juni 2017
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Pippi
29 okt 2022
Misschien lollig bedoeld niemendalletje maar ik kon er niks mee. Niet grappig.
Tessa
24 feb 2023
Haar schrijfstijl is goed als altijd, maar normaal zijn haar boeken inspirerend en nu gewoon totaal niets zeggend. Het gebeurt niets in het verhaal.
F
21 aug 2023
This wasn’t a great intro into Chimamanda’s writing for me. But based on the other reviews it is an anomaly so I’ll try other works of her. I think this story is based on the curiosity of why Melania or any woman would want to be with a man like Trump and how their relationship would work. But I thought the story was rather amateurish and random. Maybe it is because the story is too short for the things she wants to tell. I did think Chimamanda portrayed some parts of narcissism well and these observations are well written. Like this part:‘Once, in the early years, before she fully understood him, she had asked what his favorite flowers were. “I use the best florists in the city, they’re terrific,” he replied, and she realized that taste, for him, was something to be determined by somebody else, and then flaunted.’And also that part about complimenting Melania was not for her but for himself.
Colin
22 feb 2021
Very funny.
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