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PublisherPicador

ISBN-10031242499X

ISBN-139780312424992

eBay Product ID (ePID)17038258790

Product Key Features

Book TitleAmerican Purgatorio : a Novel

Number of Pages264 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

TopicPsychological, Thrillers / Suspense, Literary, Action & Adventure

GenreFiction

AuthorJohn Haskell

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight11.6 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsGutsy, weirdly engrossing . . . Turn the last page and you'll realize that this strange, moving book has done just what a first novel should: It has left an impression., "Make no mistake: this is not an ordinary novel . . . [it's] a literary affirmation of fiction's potential to go beyond mere scene . . . and tap into the deepest roots of human motive." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Gutsy, weirdly engrossing . . . Turn the last page and you'll realize that this strange, moving book has done just what a first novel should: It has left an impression." -- The New York Times Book Review "One of those books that sets the reader's mind in new directions." -- Houston Chronicle "All suspicions are now confirmed. Haskell is a terrific writer." -- The Buffalo News, Make no mistake: this is not an ordinary novel . . . [it's] a literary affirmation of fiction's potential to go beyond mere scene . . . and tap into the deepest roots of human motive., "Make no mistake: this is not an ordinary novel . . . [it's] a literary affirmation of fiction's potential to go beyond mere scene . . . and tap into the deepest roots of human motive."--San Francisco Chronicle "Gutsy, weirdly engrossing . . . Turn the last page and you'll realize that this strange, moving book has done just what a first novel should: It has left an impression."--The New York Times Book Review "One of those books that sets the reader's mind in new directions."--Houston Chronicle "All suspicions are now confirmed. Haskell is a terrific writer."--The Buffalo News, "Make no mistake: this is not an ordinary novel . . . [it's] a literary affirmation of fiction's potential to go beyond mere scene . . . and tap into the deepest roots of human motive."-- San Francisco Chronicle "Gutsy, weirdly engrossing . . . Turn the last page and you'll realize that this strange, moving book has done just what a first novel should: It has left an impression."-- The New York Times Book Review "One of those books that sets the reader's mind in new directions."-- Houston Chronicle "All suspicions are now confirmed. Haskell is a terrific writer."-- The Buffalo News

Dewey Decimal813/.6

SynopsisIn cool, precise prose, written as both a detective story and a meditation on the seven deadly sins, Haskell tells a story that is by turns tragic and comic, compassionate and gripping., American Purgatorio is the story of a happily married man who discovers, as he walks out of a convenience store, that his wife has suddenly vanished. In cool, precise prose, written as both a detective story and a meditation on the seven deadly sins, Haskell tells a story that ranges from the brownstones of New York City to the sandy beaches of Southern California. The novel follows the journey of a man whose object of desire is both heartbreaking and ephemeral, and confirms John Haskell's reputation as "one of those rare authors who makes language seem limitless in its possibilities" ( Los Angeles Times ).