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Samuel Sattin: IMG Nanny of the Corn

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Fear was my gateway to becoming interested in stories. My nanny growing up, a Scottish expat named Jackie with a fox pelt of red hair and a manic... Continue »
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Life, a Users Manual

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Review:

"This euphoric novel, winner of the Prix Medicis, will enchant a range of readers. The serial storytelling within the framework narrative is as beguiling and inexhaustible as Scheherazade's.... a classic of contemporary fiction." Publishers Weekly

Review:

"Creation and dissolution are the themes in this highly entertaining work, itself a puzzle." Lisa Mullenneaux, Library Journal
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ISBN:
9780879237516
Translator:
Bellos, David
Author:
Bellos, David
Author:
Perec, Georges
Publisher:
David R. Godine Publisher
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
City and town life
Publication Date:
October 1988
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
581
Dimensions:
9.16x6.12x1.36 in. 1.80 lbs.
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Life, a Users Manual
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Product details 581 pages David R. Godine Publisher - English 9780879237516 Reviews:
"Review" by , "This euphoric novel, winner of the Prix Medicis, will enchant a range of readers. The serial storytelling within the framework narrative is as beguiling and inexhaustible as Scheherazade's.... a classic of contemporary fiction."
"Review" by , "Creation and dissolution are the themes in this highly entertaining work, itself a puzzle."
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