Summary
"In [the] 21st-century literary world, wit and conversation are not at all dead. Is romance? Novelist Adelle Waldman plunges into the psyche of a modern man--who thinks of himself as beyond superficial judgment, yet constantly struggles with his own status anxiety, who is drawn to women, yet has a h... Full description
Summary: |
"In [the] 21st-century literary world, wit and conversation are not at all dead. Is romance? Novelist Adelle Waldman plunges into the psyche of a modern man--who thinks of himself as beyond superficial judgment, yet constantly struggles with his own status anxiety, who is drawn to women, yet has a habit of letting them down"--Dust jacket flap. |
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Physical Description: |
242 pages ; 22 cm |
ISBN: |
9780805097450 0805097457 |
Author Notes: |
Adelle Waldman is a graduate of Brown University and Columbia University's journalism school. She worked as a reporter at the New Haven Register and the Cleveland Plain Dealer , and wrote a column for the Wall Street Journal 's website. Her articles also have appeared in The New York Times Book Review , The New Republic , Slate , The Wall Street Journal , and other national publications. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. |