- Political fiction, African American physicians, Government investigators, Fiction
The greatly anticipated new novel by Norman Rush—whose first novel, Mating, won the National Book Award and was everywhere acclaimed—is his richest work yet. It is at once a political adventure, a social comedy, and a passionate triangle.
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Contemporary, meticulous, classical in form and prestige.
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- rawmeticulous
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
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- Author
- Norman Rush
- First published
- 2003
- Pages
- 715
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape, Granta Books, Vintage
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780679406228
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