| The Nuclear Age Contributor(s): O'Brien, Tim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140259104 ISBN-13: 9780140259100 Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1996 Annotation: At the age of 49, after a lifetime of insomnia and midnight peril, William Cowling believes the hour has come for him to sieze control. So, he begins to dig a hole in his backyard--a shelter against impending doom--much to the chagrin of his family. Ultimately, he finds he must make a choice: safety or sanity; love or fidelity to the truth. Darkly comic, poignant, and provocative, this visionary novel by the author of In the Lake of the Woods captures the essence of what it's like to be a conscious human being in the nuclear age. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 85040211 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.55 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Nuclear Age is about one man's slightly insane attempt to come to terms with a dilemma that confronts us all--a little thing called The Bomb. The year is 1995, and William Cowling has finally found the courage to meet his fears head-on. Cowling's courage takes the form of a hole that he begins digging in his backyard in an effort to bury all thoughts of the apocalypse. Cowling's wife, however, is ready to leave him; his daughter has taken to calling him nutto; and Cowling's own checkered past seems to be rising out of the crater taking shape on his lawn, besieging him with flashbacks and memories of a life that's had more than its share of turmoil. Brilliantly interweaving his masterful storytelling powers with dark, surreal humor and empathy for characters caught in circumstances beyond their control, Tim O'Brien brings us his most entertaining novel to date. At once wildly comic and sneakily profound, The Nuclear Age is also utterly unforgettable. |