Desperate characters
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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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Divorce -- Fiction
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9780393318944
9780393351101
9780393342123
9780879233099
9780393351101
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9780879233099
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| Grouping Title | desperate characters |
| Grouping Author | paula fox |
| Grouping Category | book |
| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-10-23 18:11:01PM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-10-26 01:48:09AM |
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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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City and town life -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction
Divorce -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
Electronic books
Families -- Fiction
Fiction
Literature -- Fiction
Marriage -- Fiction
Married women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction
Psychological fiction
Divorce -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
Electronic books
Families -- Fiction
Fiction
Literature -- Fiction
Marriage -- Fiction
Married women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction
Psychological fiction
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Desperate characters
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Desperate Characters [electronic resource] / Paula Fox
Desperate characters / Paula Fox ; introduction by Jonathan Franzen
Desperate characters / a novel by Paula Fox ; with an afterword by Irving Howe
Desperate characters / Paula Fox ; introduction by Jonathan Franzen
Desperate characters / a novel by Paula Fox ; with an afterword by Irving Howe
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Desperate characters
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City and town life
Divorce
Electronic books
Families
Literature
Marriage
Married women
Divorce
Electronic books
Families
Literature
Marriage
Married women
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