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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. 3019 Sort of Rich A Novel by James Wilcox (read 8 Oct 1997) This book tells of Gretchen, a New York sophisticate, who marries Frank Dunbar, a Louisiana man. The book is quite funny, and Gretchen is puzzled by Leo Vogel, who lives at Frank's place. The second part tells of Gretchen's life after Frank dies, and really makes no sense and ends up in the air. Till this part I thought Wilcox was quite a writer. He reminds me of Evelyn Waugh, in a way. This book has been dubbed one of the five best 'southern' novels but I don't know what are the other four. ( ) Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
The fourth novel in 4th Estate's Wilcox revival, a revival which has been received with universal enthusiasm: 'With a keen eye for the weirdness of ordinary lives and an easy style somewhere between Armistead Maupin and Ann Tyler, Wilcox looks set for similar success.' GQ Gretchen Peabody, fortyish and only just a bit dowdy, has decided to abandon the comforts of Manhattan for a new home in Tula Springs, Louisiana, having been swept off her feet by Frank Dambar, a fetching widower she has happened upon in a New Orleans souvenir shop. What she finds there, however, is a state of affairs to which only James Wilcox could do justice. While Gretchen is baffled by the small town's provincialism, it pales next to the weird household her new husband has assembled, which includes a handyman/mystic and his arthritic niece, and a stolid Teutonic housekeeper determined to keep the first Mrs Dambar's memory alive. Just as Gretchen begins to wonder whether so unusual a marriage has been a mistake, fate again intrudes... Wilcox's brilliantly comic vision is matched by a profoundly affecting regard for his characters - qualities that mark his maturity as a novelist and confirm his standing among the classic American humorists. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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