| Deaf Sentence: Deaf Sentence: A Novel Contributor(s): Lodge, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143116053 ISBN-13: 9780143116059 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $15.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: The subject of enthusiastic and widespread reviews, David Lodgeas fourteenth work of fiction displays the humor and shrewd observations that have made him a much-loved icon. Deaf Sentence tells the story of Desmond Bates, a recently retired linguistics professor in his mid-sixties. Vexed by his encroaching deafness and at loose ends in his personal life, Desmond inadvertently gets involved with a seemingly personable young American female student who seeks his support in matters academic and not so academic, who finally threatens to destabilize his life completely with her unpredictableaand waywardabehavior. What emerges is a funny, moving account of one manas effort to come to terms with aging and mortalityaa classic meditation on modern middle age that fans of David Lodge will love. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Psychological - Fiction | Family Life - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.55 lbs) 304 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The subject of enthusiastic and widespread reviews, David Lodge's fourteenth work of fiction displays the humor and shrewd observations that have made him a much-loved icon. Deaf Sentence tells the story of Desmond Bates, a recently retired linguistics professor in his mid-sixties. Vexed by his encroaching deafness and at loose ends in his personal life, Desmond inadvertently gets involved with a seemingly personable young American female student who seeks his support in matters academic and not so academic, who finally threatens to destabilize his life completely with her unpredictable-and wayward-behavior. What emerges is a funny, moving account of one man's effort to come to terms with aging and mortality-a classic meditation on modern middle age that fans of David Lodge will love. |