Every Third Thought: A Novel in Five Seasons - Couverture souple

Barth, John

 
9781619020122: Every Third Thought: A Novel in Five Seasons
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1619020122 ISBN 13 : 9781619020122
Editeur : Catapult, 2012

Synopsis

John Barth stays true to form in Every Third Thought, written from the perspective of a character Barth introduced in his short story collection The Development.



George I. Newett and his wife Amanda Todd lived in the gated community of Heron Bay Estates until its destruction by a fluke tornado. This event, Newett notes, occurred on the 77th anniversary of the 1929 stock market crash, a detail that would appear insignificant if it were not for several subsequent events.



The stress of the tornado's devastation prompts the Newett–Todds to depart on a European vacation, during which George suffers a fall on none other than his 77th birthday, the first day of autumn (or more cryptically, fall). Following this coincidence, George experiences the first of what is to become five serial visions, each appearing to him on the first day of the ensuing seasons, and each corresponding to a pivotal event in that season of his life.



As the novel unfolds, so do these uncanny coincidences, and it is clear that, as ever, Barth possesses an unmatched talent in balancing his characteristic style and wit with vivid, page–turning storytelling.

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À propos de l?auteur

John Barth grew up in Cambridge, Maryland, and attended Johns Hopkins University before writing his celebrated first novel The Floating Opera in 1956. Since then he has produced more than fifteen of collections of short stories, essays, and novels that have won prestigious accolades, including the National Book Award and the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award. He divides his time between Maryland and Florida.

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Éditeur
Catapult
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1619020122
ISBN 13 
9781619020122
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
192
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1582437556 ISBN 13 :  9781582437552
Editeur : Counterpoint, 2011
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