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The Fundamentals of Play

by Caitlin Macy

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Publisher Comments:

Caitlin Macy's remarkable first novel is an evocation of a time and a place in which those things that were always so dependable — money, class, family — are threatened on all sides.

Narrated by George Lenhart, scion of a family who lost their fortune but not their good name, The Fundamentals of Play follows five friends from prep school as they enter adult life in New York City in the aimless, early nineties, before the Internet explosion. They work entry-level jobs at investment banks, spend weekends in the Hamptons. At their center is the fickle, elusive Kate Goodenow. Everyone is in love with Kate and only George understands her heart was captured long ago, and for good.

Hailed as a Great Gatsby for the end of the twentieth century — The Fundamentals of Play introduces a brilliant new Lost Generation longing to live careless lives, while the situations around them are increasingly fraught with importance — and the world threatens to leave them behind.

Review:

"A marvel — a thrillingly intelligent, witty, and tragic look at love and class in Manhattan." Newsweek

Review:

"Brilliantly portrays the onset of a new age and its ideals....Realistic both in its vibrancy and loneliness." Chicago Tribune

Review:

"Clever and thoroughly entertaining...elegant and ironic." Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Synopsis:

Narrated by George Lenhart, scion of a family that lost its fortune but not its good name, "The Fundamentals of Play" follows five friends from prep school as they enter adult life in New York City in the aimless early nineties.
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About the Author

CAITLIN MACY graduated from Yale and received her MFA in creative writing from Columbia. She has been published in The New York Times Magazine and Slate. She lives in New York City.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780385721127
Editor:
Minton, Jenny
Publisher:
Anchor Books
Author:
Macy, Caitlin
Location:
New York, N.Y.
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Young adults
Subject:
Love stories
Subject:
New York
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
2000
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series Volume:
v. 18, no. 1
Publication Date:
July 2001
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
8.01x5.25x.66 in. .53 lbs.
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Product details 304 pages Anchor Books/Doubleday - English 9780385721127 Reviews:
"Review" by , "A marvel — a thrillingly intelligent, witty, and tragic look at love and class in Manhattan."
"Review" by , "Brilliantly portrays the onset of a new age and its ideals....Realistic both in its vibrancy and loneliness."
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"Synopsis" by , Narrated by George Lenhart, scion of a family that lost its fortune but not its good name, "The Fundamentals of Play" follows five friends from prep school as they enter adult life in New York City in the aimless early nineties.
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