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First published in 1970 to great acclaim, this novel stands as one of the most dazzling and rigorous examples of the storyteller's craft in postwar American literature--a novel that, according to Irving Howe, ranks with "Billy Budd" and "The Great Gatsby".
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Grave, earnest, prestige and meticulous.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- rawmeticulous
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Paula Fox
- First published
- 1970
- Pages
- 171
- Publisher
- Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., Brand: David R Godine Pub, W.W. Norton
- Editions
- 15
- Language
- German, Spanish, English
- ISBN
- 9780333120729
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