Books : Paradise (American Literature Series)
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by: Donald Barthelme
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781564784032
ISBN: 1564784037
Label: Dalkey Archive Press
Manufacturer: Dalkey Archive Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: December 30, 2005
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Sales Rank: 701648
Studio: Dalkey Archive Press
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Rating:  - Paradise
When I was a kid we had a joke about cliches: we would always reply to someone unfortunate enough to utter one with: "Dear Penthouse, I never thought those letters were true, until..." It was our way of making fun of someone who said something that a million other people said exactly the same way. I remembered this because the first thing I thought to write about this book was something like: "Dear Amazon, I can't believe this book is out of print, because..."
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Rating:  - Barthelme is phenomenal
"Paradise", although out of print, is worth the search. Barthelme's neurotically postmodern and pre-millenial prose never fails to astonish in its originality. The completely unlikely tale of 53 year old Simon, an architect from Philadelphia, and his three concubines is made realistic through terrific dialogue and bang-on sarcastic humour. If you enjoy authors like Martin Amis or Russell Banks, "Paradise" is worth the trip to the library--or the wait until it is back in print.
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