Roland Merullo

Autore di Breakfast with Buddha

31 opere 2,558 membri 177 recensioni 3 preferito

Sull'Autore

Roland Merullo is the author of Revere Beach Boulevard, A Russian Requiem, and Leaving Losapas. He lives in western Massachusetts with his wife and daughters

Comprende il nome: Roland Merullo

Fonte dell'immagine: www.vjbooks.com

Serie

Revere Beach Trilogy

Opere di Roland Merullo

Popolari Recenti

Breakfast with Buddha (2007) 1,027 copie

A Little Love Story: A Novel (2005) 188 copie

The Talk-Funny Girl: A Novel (2011) 171 copie

Dinner with Buddha (2015) 142 copie

Lunch with Buddha (2012) 114 copie

Once Night Falls (2019) 113 copie

American Savior: A Novel of Divine Politics (2008) 107 copie

Golfing with God: A Novel of Heaven and Earth (2005) 106 copie

In Revere, in Those Days (2002) 101 copie

Revere Beach Boulevard (1998) 89 copie

Vatican Waltz (2013) 86 copie

The Delight of Being Ordinary: A Road Trip with the Pope and the Dalai Lama (2017) 77 copie

Fidel's Last Days: A Novel (2008) 40 copie

A Harvest of Secrets (2022) 38 copie

Revere Beach Elegy: A Memoir of Home and Beyond (2002) 38 copie

From These Broken Streets: A Novel (2020) 35 copie

Leaving Losapas (1991) 22 copie

The Italian Summer: Golf, Food, and Family at Lake Como (2009) 19 copie

A Russian Requiem: A Novel (1901) 13 copie

Rinpoche's Remarkable Ten-Week Weight Loss Clinic (2016) 6 copie

Passion For Golf: In Pursuit of the Innermost Game (2000) 4 copie

The Return (2014) 4 copie

Driving Jesus to Little Rock (2021) 4 copie

Dessert with Buddha (2023) 4 copie

Taking the Kids to Italy (2013) 2 copie

Demons of the Blank Page (2011) 2 copie

Jesus Para Presidente (Em Portugues do Brasil) (2008) 2 copie

Last Call 1 copia

Moments of Grace and Beauty: Forty Stories of Kindness, Courage, and Generosity in a Troubled World (2019) 1 copia

Revere Beach Boulevard (Revere Beach Trilogy/Roland Merullo, Bk 1) 1 copia

The Light Over Lake Como: A Novel 1 copia

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Informazioni generali

Data di nascita: 1953
Sesso: male
Nazionalità: USA
Luogo di residenza: Revere, Massachusetts, USA
Breve biografia: A former writer in residence at North Shore Community College and Miami Dade Colleges, and professor of Creative Writing at Bennington and Amherst Colleges, Merullo has been a guest speaker at many literary events and venues and a faculty member at MFA programs and several writers’ conferences. His essays have appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, Outside Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Newsweek, Boston Globe, Philadelphia Inquirer, Boston Magazine, Reader's Digest, Good Housekeeping, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. His books have been translated into German, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean and Croatian.

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Discussioni

Ex-pat man lives on remote island then returns to US in Name that Book (Luglio 2016)

Recensioni

The Light Over Lake Como: A Novel di Roland Merullo

I requested The Light Over Lake Como because I recently visited and stayed there and thought it unbelievably beautiful. What I did not realize was how drawn in I would become into the story of the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, his top aide, his mistress and his crimes against humanity. This was a fascinating read of page turning historical fiction. I listened to the audio book version and absolutely could not stop listening, I wore my ear buds down to zero charge and had to switch to head phones! The main story is about a young couple who must separate when Mussolini takes power and sides with Hitler. Sarah is Jewish, pregnant and must flee to Switzerland to save her mother, herself and her unborn child. Her lover Lucu stays behind to join the resistance against the nazis and fascist regimes. Two years later when Sarah hears the rumor that the war is coming to a close she bravely decides to return to Lake Como, Italy via a perilous journey over the mountains with her now 18 month old little girl to reunite with Luca. Luckily she is befriended by a kind and wealthy black marketeer who helps her financially and offers to help her find her lost lover. This novel was extremely well written and researched. I learned so much that I did not know about WWII, especially in Italy. I feel the description and explanation of how Mussolini came to power and kept it as long as he did was fascinating. He truly was a narcissistic cult personality of the era, much like his 'buddy' Hitler. I can highly recommend this work of excellent historical fiction. 5 solid stars.

Many thanks to Net Galley and Brilliance Publishing | Brilliance Audio for an ARC version of this audio book. Much appreciated!… (altro)

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erinclark | May 28, 2024 |

Breakfast with Buddha di Roland Merullo

With many inspiring and funny moments, Breakfast with Buddha still goes on with Otto's receptive introspections way too long
and the finale ending felt wrong.

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m.belljackson | 47 altre recensioni | Aug 22, 2023 |

Vatican Waltz di Roland Merullo

Had great potential. Not very satisfying.

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Karenbenedetto | 31 altre recensioni | Jun 14, 2023 |

The Delight of Being Ordinary : A Road Trip with the… di Roland Merullo

I am a fan of this author, but I didn't finish listening to The Delight of Being Ordinary on audio. I see the AudioFile review thinks the narrator didn't do a good job, and recommends reading this one in print. For me, the character who narrates the story here seemed too much like the character who narrates Breakfast with Buddha, Lunch with Buddha, etc., just recast as the cousin of the Pope (Francis) who sneaks away a road trip with the Dalai Lama in Italy in disguise, instead of the brother-in-law of a Buddhist monk who may be an incarnation of the Buddha on a road trip in the U.S. The conversations in the car and over roadside picnics and restaurant dinners and the inner ponderings of the narrator are too simplistic for people who have more than a smattering of knowledge about world religions and too heavy-handed with the message that there are many different ways to lead a spiritual life.
I highly recommend all of the Breakfast with Buddha novels, though, if you're looking for a road-trip novel that is also a journey of self-discovery with spirituality but not overly religious.… (altro)

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baystateRA | 5 altre recensioni | Sep 22, 2022 |

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