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Overview"A revelatory tale of love gained and lost—from a master of contemporary American fiction. • ""An extraordinary, often hilarious novel."" —The New York Times Book Review Gerard sits, fully clothed, in his empty bathtub and pines for Benna. Neighbors in the same apartment building, they share a wall and Gerard listens for the sound of her toilet flushing. Gerard loves Benna. And then Benna loves Gerard. She listens to him play piano, she teaches poetry and sings at nightclubs. As their relationships ebbs and flows, through reality and imagination, Lorrie Moore paints a captivating, innovative portrait of men and women in love and not in love." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lorrie Moore , Lorrie MoorePublisher: Random House USA Inc Imprint: Random House Inc Dimensions: Width: 13.10cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 20.20cm Weight: 0.266kg ISBN: 9780307277282ISBN 10: 0307277283 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 13 March 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAn extraordinary, often hilarious novel. -- The New York Times Book Review From the very start, Lorrie Moore's generous gifts as a writer have been clear: A wry, distinctive voice, a gift for telling detail. -- The New York Times Anagrams has all the wit and inveigling playfulness of Self-Help, plus an organic sophistication astounding in a first novel. -- The Philadelphia Inquirer A rare novel. . . . Its surface sparkles with wit and humor, but underneath there's a keen intelligence at work, a seriousness of purpose that's deeply touching. Read Anagrams. It will bowl you over. -- The Plain Dealer An extraordinary, often hilarious novel. The New York Times Book Review From the very start, Lorrie Moore's generous gifts as a writer have been clear: A wry, distinctive voice, a gift for telling detail. The New York Times Anagrams has all the wit and inveigling playfulness of Self-Help, plus an organic sophistication astounding in a first novel. The Philadelphia Inquirer A rare novel. . . . Its surface sparkles with wit and humor, but underneath there's a keen intelligence at work, a seriousness of purpose that's deeply touching. Read Anagrams. It will bowl you over. The Plain Dealer An extraordinary, often hilarious novel. <br>-- The New York Times Book Review <br> From the very start, Lorrie Moore's generous gifts as a writer have been clear: A wry, distinctive voice, a gift for telling detail. <br>-- The New York Times <br> Anagrams has all the wit and inveigling playfulness of Self-Help, plus an organic sophistication astounding in a first novel. <br>-- The Philadelphia Inquirer <br> A rare novel. . . . Its surface sparkles with wit and humor, but underneath there's a keen intelligence at work, a seriousness of purpose that's deeply touching. Read Anagrams, It will bowl you over. -- The Plain Dealer An extraordinary, often hilarious novel. -- The New York Times Book Review From the very start, Lorrie Moore's generous gifts as a writer have been clear: A wry, distinctive voice, a gift for telling detail. -- The New York Times Anagrams has all the wit and inveigling playfulness of Self-Help, plus an organic sophistication astounding in a first novel. -- The Philadelphia Inquirer A rare novel. . . . Its surface sparkles with wit and humor, but underneath there's a keen intelligence at work, a seriousness of purpose that's deeply touching. Read Anagrams. It will bowl you over. -- The Plain Dealer An extraordinary, often hilarious novel. The New York Times Book Review From the very start, Lorrie Moore's generous gifts as a writer have been clear: A wry, distinctive voice, a gift for telling detail. The New York Times Anagrams has all the wit and inveigling playfulness of Self-Help, plus an organic sophistication astounding in a first novel. The Philadelphia Inquirer A rare novel. . . . Its surface sparkles with wit and humor, but underneath there's a keen intelligence at work, a seriousness of purpose that's deeply touching. Read Anagrams. It will bowl you over. The Plain Dealer An extraordinary, often hilarious novel. The New York Times Book Review From the very start, Lorrie Moore's generous gifts as a writer have been clear: A wry, distinctive voice, a gift for telling detail. The New York Times Anagrams has all the wit and inveigling playfulness of Self-Help, plus an organic sophistication astounding in a first novel. The Philadelphia Inquirer A rare novel. . . . Its surface sparkles with wit and humor, but underneath there's a keen intelligence at work, a seriousness of purpose that's deeply touching. Read Anagrams. It will bowl you over. The Plain Dealer An extraordinary, often hilarious novel. -- The New York Times Book Review From the very start, Lorrie Moore's generous gifts as a writer have been clear: A wry, distinctive voice, a gift for telling detail. -- The New York Times Anagrams has all the wit and inveigling playfulness of Self-Help, plus an organic sophistication astounding in a first novel. -- The Philadelphia Inquirer A rare novel. . . . Its surface sparkles with wit and humor, but underneath there's a keen intelligence at work, a seriousness of purpose that's deeply touching. Read Anagrams, It will bowl you over. -- The Plain Dealer An extraordinary, often hilarious novel. -- The New York Times Book Review From the very start, Lorrie Moore's generous gifts as a writer have been clear: A wry, distinctive voice, a gift for telling detail. -- The New York Times Anagrams has all the wit and inveigling playfulness of Self-Help, plus an organic sophistication astounding in a first novel. -- The Philadelphia Inquirer A rare novel. . . . Its surface sparkles with wit and humor, but underneath there's a keen intelligence at work, a seriousness of purpose that's deeply touching. Read Anagrams, It will bowl you over. -- The Plain Dealer Author InformationLORRIE MOORE is the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English at Vanderbilt University. She is the recipient of a Lannan Foundation Fellowship, as well as the PEN/Malamud Award and the Rea Award for her achievement in the short story. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |