The Tunnel of Love: A Novel - Brossura

De Vries, Peter; Myers, D. G.

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ISBN 10: 022617347X ISBN 13: 9780226173474

Casa editrice: University of Chicago Press, 2014

Riassunto

Harking from the golden age of fiction set in American suburbia—the school of John Updike and Cheever—this work from the great American humorist Peter De Vries looks with laughter upon its lawns, its cocktails, and its slightly unreal feeling of comfort. De Vries’s classic situation comedy The Tunnel of Love follows the interactions of a socially insecure, pun-loving family man, an officious lady caseworker from an adoption agency, and a chauvinist pig—all suburban neighbors who know far too much about one another’s private lives in this goofy and gently hilarious tale of marital quibbles. Noted as much for his verbal fluidity and wordplay as for his ability to see humor through pain, De Vries will delight both new readers and old in this uproarious modern masterpiece.

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L'autore:

Peter De Vries (1910–93) was the man responsible for contributing to the cultural vernacular such witticisms as “Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be” and “Deep down, he’s shallow.” He was the author of many books, including the classics Slouching Towards Kalamazoo and The Blood of the Lamb, both also published by the University of Chicago Press.

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• Editore: University of Chicago Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 022617347X
• ISBN 13: 9780226173474
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256