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Every Third Thought: A Novel in Five Seasons (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781619020122)
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xJohn Barth stays true to form in Every Third Thought, written from the perspective of a character Barth introduced in his short story collection The Development.
George I. Newett and his wife Amanda Todd lived in the gated community of Heron Bay Estates until its destruction by a fluke tornado. This event, Newett notes, occurred on the 77th anniversary of the 1929 stock market crash, a detail that would appear insignificant if it were not for several subsequent events.
The stress of the tornado's devastation prompts the Newett-Todds to depart on a European vacation, during which George suffers a fall on none other than his 77th birthday, the first day of autumn (or more cryptically, fall). Following this coincidence, George experiences the first of what is to become five serial visions, each appearing to him on the first day of the ensuing seasons, and each corresponding to a pivotal event in that season of his life.
As the novel unfolds, so do these uncanny coincidences, and it is clear that, as ever, Barth possesses an unmatched talent in balancing his characteristic style and wit with vivid, page-turning storytelling.
Author: John Barth
ISBN-10: 1619020122
ISBN-13: 9781619020122
Publisher: Catapult
Language: English
Published: 10/16/2012
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.60d
George I. Newett and his wife Amanda Todd lived in the gated community of Heron Bay Estates until its destruction by a fluke tornado. This event, Newett notes, occurred on the 77th anniversary of the 1929 stock market crash, a detail that would appear insignificant if it were not for several subsequent events.
The stress of the tornado's devastation prompts the Newett-Todds to depart on a European vacation, during which George suffers a fall on none other than his 77th birthday, the first day of autumn (or more cryptically, fall). Following this coincidence, George experiences the first of what is to become five serial visions, each appearing to him on the first day of the ensuing seasons, and each corresponding to a pivotal event in that season of his life.
As the novel unfolds, so do these uncanny coincidences, and it is clear that, as ever, Barth possesses an unmatched talent in balancing his characteristic style and wit with vivid, page-turning storytelling.
Author: John Barth
ISBN-10: 1619020122
ISBN-13: 9781619020122
Publisher: Catapult
Language: English
Published: 10/16/2012
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.60d
By John Barth
xJohn Barth grew up in Cambridge, Maryland, and attended Johns Hopkins University before writing his celebrated first novel The Floating Opera in 1956. Since then he has produced more than fifteen of collections of short stories, essays, and novels that have won prestigious accolades, including the National Book Award and the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award. He divides his time between Maryland and Florida.
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