An edition of Desperate Characters: a novel (1970)

Desperate Characters

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An edition of Desperate Characters: a novel (1970)

Desperate Characters

New Ed edition
  • 4.00 ·
  • 4 Ratings
  • 117 Want to read
  • 2 Currently reading
  • 6 Have read

First published in 1970 to great acclaim, this novel stands as one of the most dazzling and rigorous examples of the storyteller's craft in postwar American literature--a novel that, according to Irving Howe, ranks with "Billy Budd" and "The Great Gatsby".

Publish Date
Publisher
Flamingo
Pages
176

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Previews available in: German English

Edition Availability
Cover of: Desperate Characters
Desperate Characters
June 16, 2003, Flamingo
Paperback - New Ed edition
Cover of: Was am Ende bleibt.
Was am Ende bleibt.
February 1, 2000, C.H.Beck
Hardcover in German
Cover of: Desperate characters
Desperate characters
1999, W.W. Norton
in English
Cover of: Desperate characters
Desperate characters
1999, W.W. Norton
in English
Cover of: Desperate characters
Desperate characters: a novel
1980, Nonpareil Books, Brand: David R Godine Pub, David R Godine Pub
in English

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Book Details


First Sentence

"Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bentwood drew out their chairs simultaneously."

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
176
Dimensions
7.7 x 5 x 0.4 inches
Weight
5.1 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9217193M
ISBN 10
0007150385
ISBN 13
9780007150380
Library Thing
120128
Goodreads
96544

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May 30, 2014 Edited by Missy Novi merge authors
April 27, 2013 Edited by Hilary Caws-Elwitt merge authors
August 12, 2010 Edited by IdentifierBot added LibraryThing ID
April 24, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Fixed duplicate goodreads IDs.
April 30, 2008 Created by an anonymous user Imported from amazon.com record.