Desperate characters: a novel
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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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9780393318944
9780393351101
9780879233099
9780393351101
9780879233099
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Grouping Title | desperate characters |
Grouping Author | paula fox |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-17 20:58:44PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-17 22:30:15PM |
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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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9780393318944
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1980
1999
1999
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Nonpareil Books
W.W. Norton
W.W. Norton
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City and town life -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
Married women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction
Psychological fiction
Domestic fiction
Married women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction
Psychological fiction
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Desperate characters : a novel
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Desperate characters / Paula Fox ; introduction by Jonathan Franzen
Desperate characters : a novel / by Paula Fox ; with an afterword by Irving Howe
Desperate characters : a novel / by Paula Fox ; with an afterword by Irving Howe
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Desperate characters
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a novel
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City and town life
Married women
Married women
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