With his talent for self-inflicted disaster and his inability to
hold onto either a job or a woman, Bernard Steinway, hero of
Gilbert's wryly funny first novel, is like a mixture of Hamlet and
Oblomov, played by Woody Allen. This is an Anglo-Jewish comedy with
a cast of interfering friends and relations which is determined to
see the hapless Bernard through life's obstacle race - a skilful
debut. (Kirkus UK)
A Jewish comic novel, driven by a humour which is both black and
bittersweet. A road movie of the mind, it follows Bernard
Steinway--an alienated, isolated Jewish intellectual--as he
attempts to find a sense of purpose following the collapse of his
marriage. His search is both desperate and deluded moving from one
self-inflicted disaster to another. In the end he believes himself
cured and finally leaves his therapist--he may be convinced that he
has regained his sanity but the rest of us know better.
"Unceasingly witty and incisive. This is an exceedingly well
written, wonderfully arresting debut."--"The Times"
General
| Imprint: |
Dewi Lewis Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
February 1999 |
| First published: |
April 2002 |
| Authors: |
Peter Gilbert
|
| Dimensions: |
220 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
232 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-899235-12-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
1-899235-12-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781899235124 |
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