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Avis de l'équipe
Editors Select, September 2017
A new book by Salman Rushdie is always a literary event, so The Golden House has been on my radar since I first heard rumors of an upcoming “Trump-themed” Rushdie novel. Then Vikas Adam (Lion) was announced as narrator, and it quickly went to the top of my fall 2017 to-listen list. With its plethora of mythic, literary, and pop culture references, this book is a challenge - but one well worth taking on. It deftly explores issues of the day (and eternity, apparently), from love, immigration, class, and gender identity to family, history, and yes...politics. At times mesmerizing, often confounding, but always verbose and beautiful, The Golden House is Rushdie doing realism (rather than magical realism) with the skill of a master storyteller. —Tricia, Audible Editor
Description
A modern American epic set against the panorama of contemporary politics and culture - a hurtling mystery that is equal parts The Great Gatsby and The Bonfire of the Vanities.
On the day of Barack Obama's inauguration, an enigmatic billionaire from foreign shores takes up residence in the architectural jewel of "the Gardens", a cloistered community in New York's Greenwich Village. The neighborhood is a bubble within a bubble, and the residents are immediately intrigued by the eccentric newcomer and his family. Along with his improbable name, untraceable accent, and unmistakable whiff of danger, Nero Golden has brought along his three adult sons: agoraphobic, alcoholic Petya, a brilliant recluse with a tortured mind; Apu, the flamboyant artist, sexually and spiritually omnivorous, famous on 20 blocks; and D, at 22 the baby of the family, harboring an explosive secret even from himself. There is no mother, no wife, at least not until Vasilisa, a sleek Russian expat, snags the septuagenarian Nero, becoming the queen to his king - a queen in want of an heir.
Our guide to the Goldens' world is their neighbor René, an ambitious young filmmaker. Researching a movie about the Goldens, he ingratiates himself into their household. Seduced by their mystique, he is inevitably implicated in their quarrels, their infidelities, and, indeed, their crimes. Meanwhile, like a bad joke, a certain comic-book villain embarks upon a crass presidential run that turns New York upside-down.
Set against the strange and exuberant backdrop of current American culture and politics, The Golden House also marks Salman Rushdie's triumphant and exciting return to realism. The result is a modern epic of love and terrorism, loss and reinvention - a powerful, timely story told with the daring and panache that make Salman Rushdie a force of light in our dark new age.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Garrett
- 13/10/2017
Amazing.
Rushdie always has a way with words, and this narrator somehow manages to do 5 different accents. It was a true pleasure to listen to this.
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Global4 out of 5 stars
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars
- Allen H. Kelson
- 18/10/2017
Superb
An intellectual game of storytelling with loads of obscure literary, musical, and historical allusions. The narrator, a young New Yorker and would-be film writer-director becomes an intimate friend with a multigenerational family of extraordinarily wealthy immigrants from an undisclosed country. The family members—each of whom has intriguing mental states, personal histories (temptingly doled out bit by bit), or relationships with the narrator—are the vehicle by which the tale unrolls. It’s wonderfully addictive and unpredictable.
The reader does a magnificent job differentiating characters of several countries, a range of genders, and all ages.
I was mildly irked by the director’s failure to correct mispronunciation of some English words and New York place-names that even I, a non-New Yorker, was familiar with. Those minor irritants broke the story’s compulsive pacing.
On the whole, this is a very enjoyable and original book, excellent in audio form.
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- Barry
- 03/10/2017
He protesteth much
Equal parts an exploration of American culture in the 2010s and a Rushdie story of Indians straddling the parallel worlds of East/West, Islam/Christendom, Asia/Europe, etc. A page turner from page 1. I was sorry when it ended.
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- ilene
- 28/09/2017
PERFECTION
Beautifully written with narration that takes you to another place . Emotional, political, sad but still very satisfying. Highly recommend this experience.
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- Frankr24
- 13/12/2017
Fantastic
Isn't it Awesome that the first Great American Novel of the Trump Administration was written by someone born in Bombay? Terrific story, interesting characters, exciting plot line, unpredictable. The narrator created a very good voice for each character, man or woman. He also did an excellent job of pronouncing difficult words, especially Hindi words. Bottom line, one of the best novels I've ever read (listened to). Highly recommended.
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Global2 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation3 out of 5 stars
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- JudyKay Lindholm
- 10/10/2018
Well written rambling narrative to nowhere
Read and then listened to this book because I thought that I had missed its point or theme and it has been so well received. Sadly though, my opinion has not changed. Or perhaps I just don’t possess the mental chops to appreciate this type of writing. Regardless, it was a major disappointment.
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Global3 out of 5 stars
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- Elwood D Carlson
- 12/03/2018
Especially for those "in the know" in NYC
Would you try another book from Salman Rushdie and/or Vikas Adam?
No
What do you think your next listen will be?
Jody Shields. The Winter Station.
Have you listened to any of Vikas Adam’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No
Do you think The Golden House needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
I expect that Rushdie's books are very diverse, and each one is unique. This one, however, is so claustrophobically confined to the "in crowd" in New York City for most of its duration that if this rarified social context doesn't resonate with you, it will be like taking an anthropology field trip with a lot of characters that are unsympathetic and at times not terribly believable. The narrator is the only character remotely approaching a "normal" person from a normal background, but he is like a limp pennant fluttering in the humid breeze stirred up by everybody else in the story.
Any additional comments?
The diverse population of New York City doubtless will enjoy this story very much, and recognize many of the landmarks and personalities that make cameos in the book.
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Global2 out of 5 stars
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- Foxman
- 25/12/2017
Boring!
I just slogged through most of it! I can’t recommend it. I tried to get through it and realized I just didn’t want to listen so gave up
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Global2 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 23/03/2019
Some parts beautiful, some parts stale
I could at times feel Rushdie's extraordinarily beautiful words but at times wondered if he had full control of the writing.
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Global4 out of 5 stars
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- PatinPA
- 05/11/2017
Russians and Indians and New Yorkers... oh my!
Vikas Adam's voice characterizations are incredible, not to mention pronouncing the zillion international cultural references Rushdie pours into this book. Very much enjoyed the story, despite some gulit over more wallowing in the collective misery of the hated intellectual elite and thereby reviving the depression I had hoped would pass by now, a year after the election. My first Rushdie book ... hoping to find another just as good that won't make me feel like jumping off a bridge.
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Global2 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Kunde
- 09/03/2018
No story for an audio book
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I found it incredibly hard to follow. Rishdie's impressive plays with language, yet incredibly long sentences make it hard to follow the story from an audio book. Stopped listenting at some point.
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