Adverbs

Handler, Daniel

ISBN 10: 0061149845 ISBN 13: 9780061149849

Publisher: Harperaudio, 2006

Synopsis

Hello. I am Daniel Handler, the author of this book. Did you know that authors often write the summaries of their books that appear here on the package? You might want to think of that the next time you read something like, "A dazzling page-turner, this novel shows an internationally acclaimed storyteller at the height of his astonishing powers."

Adverbs is a novel about love -- a bunch of different people, in and out of different kinds of love. At the start of the novel, Andrea is in love with David -- or maybe it's Joe -- who instead falls in love with Peter in a taxi. At the end of the novel, it's Joe who's in the taxi, falling in love with Andrea, although it might not be Andrea, and in any case it might not be the same Andrea, as Andrea is a very common name. So is Allison, who is married to Adrian in the middle of the novel, although in the middle of the ocean she considers a fling with Keith and also with Steve, whom she meets in an automobile, unless it's not the same Allison who meets the Snow Queen in a casino, or the same Steve who meets Eddie in the forest.

It might sound confusing, but that's love, and as the author -- me -- says, "It is not the nouns. The miracle is the adverbs, the way things are done." A dazzling page-turner, this novel shows an internationally acclaimed storyteller at the height of his astonishing powers.

Performed by Oliver Wyman

About this title

Review:

'The ingenuity and panache of these stories is instantly attractive.' Daily Telegraph

‘One of our most dazzling literary conjurers shuffles the deck of contemporary consciousness and desire. A thrilling feat of tragic magic.' Michael Chabon

'Handler's writing is artful, perverse, irreverent, truthful and ridiculous – but it's rarely less than brilliant.' New Statesman

'Witty, perplexing…This is an interesting and intelligent work, of which I think Lemony Snicket would be proud.' Literary Review

'Cleverly held together…as thought-provoking as it is confusing.' FT Magazine

'Exuberantly funny voice and ability to lard his stories with details that return, pages later, with multiplied resonance.' Scotsman

'Handler shows great skill in drawing characters and telling their stories. Beguilingly, humorously and at times brilliantly. Definitely worth reading…' Express

‘He's enjoying himself. He's simply taken the tricks out for a joyride and the reader has been invited along.' Sunday Business Post

From the Back Cover:

Hello. I am Daniel Handler, author of this book.

Did you know that authors often write the summaries of their books that
appear here? You might want to think that the next time you read something
like, "A dazzling page-turner, this novel shows an internationally
acclaimed storyteller at the height of his astonishing powers."

Adverbs is a novel about love - a bunch of different people, in and out of
different kinds of love. An adolescent's first stirrings for his sister's
boyfriend; a doomed, inappropriate tryst between a taxi driver and his
passenger; a high-school crush that falls painfully short of a movie
projected on a screen.

A dazzling page-turner, this novel shows an internationally acclaimed
storyteller at the height of his astonishing powers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harperaudio
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0061149845
• ISBN 13: 9780061149849
• Binding: Audio CD