| Mrs. Ted Bliss Contributor(s): Elkin, Stanley (Author), Lehmann, Chirs (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1564783227 ISBN-13: 9781564783226 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2002 Annotation: Published posthumously in 1995, Mrs. Ted Bliss tells the story of an eighty-two-year-old widow starting life anew after the death of her husband. As Dorothy Bliss learns to cope with the mundane rituals of life in a Florida retirement community, she inadvertently becomes involved with a drug kingpin trying to use her as a front for his operations. Combining a comic plot with a deep concern for character, Elkin ends his career with a vivid portrait of a woman overcoming loss, a woman who is both recognizable and as unique as Elkin's other famous characters. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002019292 |
| Series: American Literature (Dalkey Archive) |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.58" W x 8.04" (0.73 lbs) 294 pages |
| Themes: - Generational Orientation - Elderly/Aged - Geographic Orientation - Florida |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Published posthumously in 1995, Mrs. Ted Bliss tells the story of an eighty-two-year-old widow starting life anew after the death of her husband. As Dorothy Bliss learns to cope with the mundane rituals of life in a Florida retirement community, she inadvertently becomes involved with a drug kingpin trying to use her as a front for his operations. Combining a comic plot with a deep concern for character, Elkin ends his career with a vivid portrait of a woman overcoming loss, a woman who is both recognizable and as unique as Elkin's other famous characters. |