Heather, The Totality is superb. It gripped me at once. There was no question of turning away at any point. Weiner conveys the sense that beyond the brilliantly chosen details there was a wealth of similarly truthful social and psychological perception unstated. Then there was the ice-cold mercilessness, of a kind that reminded me (oddly, I suppose, but there it was) of Evelyn Waugh. This novel is something special PHILIP PULLMAN
Matthew Weiner Livres
29 juin 1965
Matthew Weiner est un écrivain américain, célèbre pour la création de drames télévisés acclamés qui explorent les complexités de la motivation humaine et des attentes sociétales. Son œuvre se caractérise par une exploration méticuleuse des dilemmes éthiques et des luttes intérieures de ses personnages, le tout dans des décors historiques richement détaillés. Le style distinctif de Weiner est marqué par des dialogues percutants et incisifs, ainsi que par un examen approfondi de l'ambition, de l'identité et du prix du succès. Il crée des récits à la fois captivants et stimulants.
Advertising pioneer and visionary Roger Sterling, Jr., served with distinction in the Navy during World War II, and joined Sterling Cooper Advertising as a junior account executive in 1947. He worked his way up to managing partner before leaving to found his own agency, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, in 1963. During his long and illustrious career, Sterling has come into contact with all the luminaries and would-be luminaries of the advertising world, and he has acquired quite a reputation among his colleagues for his quips, barbs, and witticisms. Taken as a whole, Roger Sterling’s pithy comments and observations amount to a unique window on the advertising world—a world that few among us are privileged to witness first—hand—as well as a commentary on life in New York City in the middle of the twentieth century. A few “sterling” examples: When a man gets to a point in his life when his name’s on the building, he can get an unnatural sense of entitlement. The day you sign a client is the day you start losing him. Being with a client is like being in a marriage. Sometimes you get into it for the wrong reasons, and eventually they hit you in the face. When God closes a door, he opens a dress. Sterling's Gold covers it all: business, marriage, and the taste of success made sweeter with a glass of something strong.