| Idyll Banter: Weekly Excursions to a Very Small Town Contributor(s): Bohjalian, Chris (Author) |
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ISBN: 140005236X ISBN-13: 9781400052363 Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY) OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2005 Annotation: Years ago, Chris Bohjalian and his wife traded their Brooklyn co-op for a century-old Victorian house in Lincoln, Vermont (population 975). Bohjalian, a bestselling novelist, began chronicling life in that gloriously quirky little village with a wide variety of magazine essays and his newspaper column, "Idyll Banter." These pieces, written over the course of twelve years, are honest, funny, and deeply affecting reflections on the unique idiosyncrasies of small-town life (annual outhouse races) and the universal experiences (our hunger for neighborliness) that unite us all. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | American - General - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 814 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.52" W x 7.68" (0.61 lbs) 240 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Years ago, Chris Bohjalian and his wife traded their Brooklyn co-op for a century-old Victorian house in Lincoln, Vermont (population 975). Bohjalian, a bestselling novelist, began chronicling life in that gloriously quirky little village with a wide variety of magazine essays and his newspaper column, Idyll Banter. These pieces, written over the course of twelve years, are honest, funny, and deeply affecting reflections on the unique idiosyncrasies of small-town life (annual outhouse races) and the universal experiences (our hunger for neighborliness) that unite us all." |