- Fiction, Roommates, Young women, Apartment houses
Simon, a fifty-three-year-old Philadelphia architect, is given a year to do as he wishes. He lives in a bare apartment, thinking back on his life and work. A complex relationship develops when he becomes involved with three younger women.
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Contemplative, prestige, intimate and character-led.
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
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About the book
- Author
- Donald Barthelme
- First published
- 1986
- Pages
- 208
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, Putnam, Dalkey Archive Press
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780399129216
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