The 158-pound marriage / by John Irving.
The darker vision and sexual ambiguities of this erotic, ironic tale about a meńage a quatre in a New England university town foreshadow those of The World According to Garp; but this very trim and precise novel is a marked departure from the author's generally robust, boisterous style. Though Mr. I...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Random House,
[1974]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Jack and Susan Davis Rare Book Collection.
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| Local Note: |
MSU: Copy 3 is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
MSU: Copy 3 gift of Jack and Susan Davis.
MSU: Copy 3 in dust jacket. |
| Physical Description: | 245 pages ; 22 cm |
| Format: | Book |
| Summary: |
The darker vision and sexual ambiguities of this erotic, ironic tale about a meńage a quatre in a New England university town foreshadow those of The World According to Garp; but this very trim and precise novel is a marked departure from the author's generally robust, boisterous style. Though Mr. Irving's cool eye spares none of his foursome, he writes with genuine compassion for the sexual tests and illusions they perpetrate on each other; but the sexual intrigue between them demonstrates how even the kind can be ungenerous, and even the well-intentioned, destructive. |
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| Call Number: | PS3559.R8 O6 |
| ISBN: | 0394484142 |