Desperate characters
(Book)
Author:
Published:
Boston : Nonpareil Books, 1980.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
166 pages ; 20 cm
Status:
Description
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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Location
Call Number
Status
Guilford Adult Fiction
FIC FOX
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0879233095
Notes
General Note
Reprint of the ed. published by Harcourt, Brace & World, New York.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Fox, P. (1980). Desperate characters. Nonpareil Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Fox, Paula. 1980. Desperate Characters. Nonpareil Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Fox, Paula, Desperate Characters. Nonpareil Books, 1980.
MLA Citation (style guide)Fox, Paula. Desperate Characters. Nonpareil Books, 1980.
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