The Fermata
Baker, Nicholson
ISBN 10: 0679415866 ISBN 13: 9780679415862
Published by Random House, 1994
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Description:
Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Seller Inventory # H01D-01128
Synopsis:
Arno Strine, an aspiring writer at work on his autobiography, stops time in order to remove women's clothes in a morally confused novel by the author of The Mezzanine and Vox. 100,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/printing.
Review:
"Lots of nakedness, quite a few surprises. His novels have the brazen, daring timidity of love letters you know you'll never post" (Sunday Times)
"The book is bursting with sex and beauty, wound together profoundly and pornographically. It is bountifully Rabelasisan and intensely refined. I have never read anything quite like it. Misogynists will definitely not like The Fermata; there is not one iota of violence towards or contempt for women in this book. Wildly exhilarating and confirming. The Fermata should be celebrated" (Mary Gaitskill)
"Witty, dry and thought-provoking, a great addition to Baker's unique observatory of contemporary life" (Vogue)
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Bibliographic Details
Title: The Fermata
Publisher: Random House
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included