| Laziness in the Fertile Valley Contributor(s): Cossery, Albert (Author), Goyen, William (Translator), Miller, Henry (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0811218740 ISBN-13: 9780811218740 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2013027463 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.45 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Laziness in the Fertile Valley is Albert Cossery's biting social satire about a father, his three sons, and their uncle -- slackers one and all. One brother has been sleeping for almost seven years, waking only to use the bathroom and eat a meal. Another savagely defends the household from women. Serag, the youngest, is the only member of the family interested in getting a job. But even he -- try as he might -- has a hard time resisting the call of laziness. |
Contributor Bio(s): Subin, Anna Della: - Anna Della Subin is the author of Not Dead But Sleeping (2017). Her work has also appeared in the London Review of Books, The New York Times, and The White Review, among other places. She is a contributing editor at Bidoun.Cossery, Albert: - Albert Cossery (1913-2008) was an Egyptian-born French novelist. Among his works are The Colors of Infamy, A Splendid Conspiracy, and The House of Certain Death, all published by New Directions.Miller, Henry: - Henry Miller (1891--1980) was one of the most controversial American novelists during his lifetime. His book, The Tropic of Cancer, was banned in the some U.S. states before being overruled by the Supreme Court. New Directions publishes several of his books.Goyen, William: - William Goyen was an American writer, most known for his novel, The House of Breath. |