The dinner : a novel
(Books)
Uniform Title
Author
Contributors
Published
New York : Crown Publishers, [2013].
Format
Books
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
292 pages ; 22 cm.
Status
Plaistow Public Library
FIC KOC
1 available
FIC KOC
1 available
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Plaistow Public Library | FIC KOC | Available in Coop |
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Kimball Library | FIC KOCH | Available in Coop |
Sandown Public Library | FIC KOC | Available in Coop |
More Details
Published
New York : Crown Publishers, [2013].
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"This translation originally published, in somewhat different form, in Great Britain by Atlantic Books ... London, in 2012"--T.p. verso.
"With"
Made into a motion picture, 2017.
Description
An internationally bestselling phenomenon: the darkly suspenseful, highly controversial tale of two families struggling to make the hardest decision of their lives -- all over the course of one meal.
It's a summer's evening in Amsterdam, and two couples meet at a fashionable restaurant for dinner. Between mouthfuls of food and over the polite scrapings of cutlery, the conversation remains a gentle hum of polite discourse -- the banality of work, the triviality of the holidays. But behind the empty words, terrible things need to be said, and with every forced smile and every new course, the knives are being sharpened.
Each couple has a fifteen-year-old son. The two boys are united by their accountability for a single horrific act; an act that has triggered a police investigation and shattered the comfortable, insulated worlds of their families. As the dinner reaches its culinary climax, the conversation finally touches on their children. As civility and friendship disintegrate, each couple show just how far they are prepared to go to protect those they love.
Tautly written, incredibly gripping, and told by an unforgettable narrator, The Dinner promises to be the topic of countless dinner party debates. Skewering everything from parenting values to pretentious menus to political convictions, this novel reveals the dark side of genteel society and asks what each of us would do in the face of unimaginable tragedy.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Koch, H., & Garrett, S. (2013). The dinner: a novel . Crown Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Koch, Herman, 1953- and Sam. Garrett. 2013. The Dinner: A Novel. Crown Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Koch, Herman, 1953- and Sam. Garrett. The Dinner: A Novel Crown Publishers, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Koch, Herman, and Sam Garrett. The Dinner: A Novel Crown Publishers, 2013.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.