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Taschenbuch: 288 Seiten
Verlag: Harper Perennial; Auflage: Reprint (17. September 2002)
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 0060935235
ISBN-13: 978-0060935238
Gr��e und/oder Gewicht: 20,2 x 13,3 x 3,1 cm

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Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 300.151 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)

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*Starred Review* Fiction by the likes of Orwell, Huxley, Wolfe, Byatt, Pynchon, and DeLillo divines the undercurrents that push and pull society into states of decadence or reformation, and now Shakar continues the tradition in a kinetic debut novel that cannily assesses the shadow side of consumer culture. Set in Middle City, a menacing megalopolis spiking the walls of an active volcano, Shakar's laser-smart drama revolves around Ursula, an artist, and her younger sister, Ivy, a schizophrenic fashion model. Ursula decides to work as a "trendspotter" for Ivy's former lover, Chas, a philosophy professor turned diabolical marketing guru. He, Ursula, and the poetic Javier cruise parks, supermarkets, playgrounds, and nightclubs trolling for clues to future obsessions, tastes, and attitudes to use in cutting-edge advertising campaigns for cynical products such as diet water. Ursula becomes intrigued with a young homeless woman swathed in cavewoman-like togs and naively creates a "savage girl" image, unprepared for just how far Chas is willing to go with it. Ivy, scarred by her own hand and eerily compelling as she raves about an enemy force called the Destinizers, leaves the psych ward to become the scantily attired star of a live 24/7 Web site; prostitutes model apocalypse fashion on television; the savage girl descends even deeper into wildness; and Ursula fears for her own sanity and for humanity. Shakar's satiric extrapolation of the cannibalistic aspect of our frenzied pursuit of what's hot is searing and brilliant. See the Read-alikes column on the opposite page for more novels that explore image and the human body. Donna Seaman
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Adult/High School-A dark novel of ideas that might be called "wickedly funny" if it didn't contain quite so much truth. The Savage Girl predicts a frighteningly empty future on the rise-one that is, literally, tomorrow, and is not unlike today. Ruled by advertising and in the hands of professional trend-spotters like protagonist Ursula, it is "The Dark Age: Lite," in which people flock to buy diet water and wear leather made to look like vinyl "fake leather." Ursula comes to MidCity to visit her recently institutionalized sister Ivy, a 21-year-old schizophrenic model who attempted suicide in public. She gets a job under Ivy's much-older boyfriend, Chas Lacouture, the head of a powerful trend-spotting firm, and spends her days in-line skating around town, taking notes on street fashion, and trying to "see the future." Transfixed by a homeless "savage girl" she spots wearing skins and hunting her own food, idealist Ursula envisions this look sparking a return to nature and purity and shows her sketches to Chas-only to watch him haul Ivy out of the hospital to become the spokesmodel for the savage look. Never mind that she speaks paranoid gibberish: "Schizophrenia is the Future!" Soon enough, to Ursula's horror, his prediction seems right on the money. So, incidentally, does Shakar's. One emerges from the novel feeling dragged through the murkiest depths of what it means to be human. The author's scalding observations will ring true with teens hip to the often-outrageous ways in which advertising molds us-and will provide the rudest, smartest awakening for those who are not.

Emily Lloyd, Fairfax County Public Library, VA

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Interessant genug 28. Mai 2003

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Ich habe "The Savage Girl" selten lange beiseite gelegt und das Buch zügig durchgelesen. Es ist der Debütroman des Engländers Shakar. Ort ist eine fiktive Metropole in der nicht allzuweit entfernten Zukunft, gelegen an einem Vulkan-Krater - die Wolkenkratzer übertrumpfen sich, Werbung ist allgegenwärtig, Konsum die Parole Nr.1. In dieser Stadt trifft der Leser auf die beiden van Urden-Schwestern, Ursula und Ivy. Letztere ein Ex-Model, das nach einem Nervenzusammenbruch klinisch betreut werden muss; erstere eine gefrustete Malerin, die sich in der modernen Wirtschaftswelt als "Trendspotterin" versucht. Sie entdeckt einen neuen, den "savage" -also den wilden- Trend. Um diesen zu vermarkten, wird von ihrer Agentur Ivy als Model wiederentdeckt - nach ihrer vermeintlichen Heilung. Beide Schwestern wehren sich gegen die Kommerzialisierung, auf ihre Art. Shakar fängt einige Entwicklungen unserer Zeit sehr gut ein (Wert der Äußerlichkeiten, Verkaufszahlen als Totschlag-Argument), doch so recht will mich die Story nicht packen. Vielleicht weil Shakar oft in dem recht engen Kosmos seiner Figuren bleibt und wenig über die Zeit und den Ort preisgibt, den er da beschreibt. So pendelt das Buch zwischen Erzählung persönlicher Schicksale und Zeitkritik und schafft beides nicht so richtig. FAZIT: Trotzdem lesenswert, klug und interessant.

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Shakar is funny and observant, much like his characters 28. November 2002

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In his first book, The Savage Girl, Alex Shakar tells the tale of four ambitious young adults attempting to conquer commercialism, and then redefine it. The main character Ursula Van Urden, breaks into the fashion industry by becoming a 'trendspotter'. Her first assignment leads her to 'the savage girl', a primitive, disgusting, and seemingly antithetical figure of commercial beauty. Ursula's discovery prompts the marketing campaign for a new product called "diet water," which soon becomes the epitome of commercial absurdity. In a humourous and thought provoking novel, Shakar explores such questions as:

Is advertising the motor behind society?

Has marketing and hype created a world where all our beliefs are based on fallacy?

Is there any real meaning in popular culture today, or is popular culture just a corporate strategm for encouraging people to spend money?

Alex Shakar creates four irresistibly intriguing characters who's attempt to conquer society's fashion engine, leads to some bizarre, yet plausible conclusions about society. The Savage Girl is a delightful and observant rebuttal of everything we think we know about the advertising industry. A ridiculously enticing book!

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Dazzler of A Debut 20. Oktober 2001

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Trying to create an entire world between the covers is no easy task, but Mr. Shakar has managed it; "Savage Girl" is a fully-realized alternate universe, and perhaps it is a not-so-distant place. This is an earnest and noble "Novel of Ideas," steadily plotted and crisply written. The concepts raised will have you getting the book down from the shelf more than once. Highly recommended for the serious reader seeking something out of the ordinary.

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Get on board... 24. September 2001

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Alex Shakar's first novel is an amazing ride. Since it's often easiest to describe something (or someone) new in comparison to existing standards, let's try this: He has the descriptive prowess of a Tom Robbins; the pacing and complexity of Don DeLillo; the magic of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. To be sure, there are a couple of rough edges, but his surreal Middle City and the fabulous characters that live there are not to be missed.

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