Guy novel
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Published
Sag Harbor, NY : The Permanent Press, [2016].
Format
Book
ISBN
9781579624408, 1579624405
Physical Desc
263 pages ; 23 cm
Status
Chester Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION RYAN
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FICTION RYAN
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Published
Sag Harbor, NY : The Permanent Press, [2016].
Language
English
ISBN
9781579624408, 1579624405
Notes
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"Guy Novel marries a thriller to a shameless love story and fun ride, what Graham Greene might have called "an entertainment." It takes place over one month in 1996, from early August to early September, as the Taliban were about to take over Afghanistan, Bill Clinton was running for reelection, most people still used answering machines, and HoTMaiL became the latest new thing. The story is told retrospectively but vividly by Robert Wilder, a less-than-successful LA comic who creates big problems for himself by picking up a gorgeous bank clerk on the afternoon of his wedding. These problems have the happy resolution of the conventional plot of comedy: boy meets girl, boy loses girl (twice), boy gets girl (and vice-versa), but there are lots of turns along the way and lots of jokes and lots of play with the gendered conventions of Romance. The political and historical moment enters with a vengeance halfway through the story, and spirits our heroes to places as different as a five-star Paris hotel, Clinton's White House, and a yurt in Turkmenistan, while Robert learns something about loving another person for exactly who she is. Not an easy lesson to learn--for him or for any of us"--Page [2] of cover.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ryan, M. (2016). Guy novel . The Permanent Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ryan, Michael, 1946-. 2016. Guy Novel. The Permanent Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ryan, Michael, 1946-. Guy Novel The Permanent Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ryan, Michael. Guy Novel The Permanent Press, 2016.
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