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Desperate Characters

A Novel

byPaula Fox

Genres: Biography Fiction Historical fiction

"A towering landmark of postwar Realism. . . . A sustained work of prose so lucid and fine it seems less written than carved." — David Foster Wallace

Language

English

Published on

01/01/2015

Pages

192

ISBN

9780393351101

Topics Urban isolation Suburban malaise Middle-class ennui Urban alienation Social decay Marriage dynamics Psychological introspection Existential crisis Personal relationships Moral ambiguity

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