Carpenter's Gothic
de GADDIS, William
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Librería
-
Springtown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sobre este artículo
NY: Viking, 1985. Nice bright clean copy of this title. Hard to believe that this is the first edition of the author's third book. By the noted author of JR and The Recognitions. Remainder mark to bottom edge. Presumably unread copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
Sinopsis
This story of raging comedy and despair centers on the tempestuous marriage of an heiress and a Vietnam veteran. From their "carpenter gothic" rented house, Paul sets himself up as a media consultant for Reverend Ude, an evangelist mounting a grand crusade that conveniently suits a mining combine bidding to take over an ore strike on the site of Ude's African mission. At the still center of the breakneck action--revealed in Gaddis's inimitable virtuoso dialoge—is Paul's wife, Liz, and over it all looms the shadowy figure of McCandless, a geologist from whom Paul and Liz rent their house. As Paul mishandles the situation, his wife takes the geologist to her bed and a fire and aborted assassination occur; Ude issues a call to arms as harrowing as any Jeremiad--and Armageddon comes rapidly closer. Displaying Gaddis's inimitable virtuoso dialogue, and his startling treatments of violence and sexuality, Carpenter's Gothic "shows again that Gaddis is among the first rank of contemporary American writers" (Malcolm Bradbury, The Washington Post Book World ).
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Detalles
- Librería
- abookshop
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 59006448
- Título
- Carpenter's Gothic
- Autor
- GADDIS, William
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Viking
- Lugar de publicación
- NY
- Fecha de publicación
- 1985
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- Remainder Mark
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- First Edition
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