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The very model of a man
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Howard Jacobson |
A smug novel that aspires to rip the lid off religious convention & conviction. Jacobson (Roots Schmoots, '94, etc.) tackles the Hebrew Scriptures in this new effort. Narrated by Cain, the 1st murder… |
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Zoo time
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Howard Jacobson |
Novelist Guy Ableman is in thrall to his vivacious wife Vanessa, a strikingly beautiful red-head, contrary, highly strung and blazingly angry. The trouble is, he is no less in thrall to her alluring … |
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Redback
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Howard Jacobson |
Karl Leon Forelock is a product of the northern English town of Partington (the wettest spot in Europe) and a graduate with a double starred first in the Moral Decencies from Malapert college, Cambri… |
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The mighty Walzer
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Howard Jacobson |
In 1950s Manchester, England, Oliver Walzer, a shy Jewish boy, comes of age in a household dominated by women. He finds that he has a natural talent for ping-pong, but things do not go as smoothly fo… |
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The making of Henry
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Howard Jacobson |
One day, out of the blue, Henry Nagel receives a solicitor’s letter telling him he has inherited a sumptuous apartment in St. John’s Wood. Divine intervention? Or his late father’s love nest? Henry d… |
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Howard Jacobson |
"A profound, darkly comedic parable set in a future where collective memory has vanished following a historic catastrophe, and one young couple's love affair could have shattering consequences for th… |
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Who's sorry now?
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Howard Jacobson |
Sharing a long-time best friendship with a married sex addict, Charlie, a mild-mannered children's book author and faithful husband, tentatively asks his friend to introduce him to a more exciting li… |
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In the land of Oz
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Howard Jacobson |
On what he calls "the adventure of his life," Howard Jacobson travels around Australia, never entirely sure where he is heading next or whether he has the courage to tackle the wild life of the bush,… |
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Zoo Time
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Howard Jacobson |
In awe of his strikingly beautiful, highly strung wife and her equally volatile mother, novelist Guy Ableman finds his work persistently interrupted by their drama and dreams of squeezing out one mor… |
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Pussy
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Howard Jacobson |
Pussy is the story of Prince Fracassus, heir presumptive to the Duchy of Origen, famed for its golden-gated skyscrapers and casinos, who passes his boyhood watching reality shows on TV, imagining him… |
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La question Finkler
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Howard Jacobson |
Roman psychologique (formation). Roman de société |
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Whatever it is, I don't like it
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Howard Jacobson |
It takes a particular kind of man to want an embroidered polo player astride his left nipple. Occasionally, when I am tired and emotional, or consumed with self-dislike, I try to imagine myself as so… |
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La grande ménagerie
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Howard Jacobson |
Roman d'amour
Roman d'humour |
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Coming from behind
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Howard Jacobson |
Sefton Goldberg: mid-thirties, English teacher at Wrottesley Poly in the West Midlands; small, sweaty, lustful, defiantly unappreciative of beer, nature and organized games; gnawingly aware of being … |
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