| To Rise Again at a Decent Hour Lib/E Contributor(s): Ferris, Joshua (Author), Scott, Campbell (Read by) |
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ISBN: 147898385X ISBN-13: 9781478983859 Publisher: Hachette Book Group OUR PRICE: $67.49 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Psychological - Fiction | Religious - General |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.5" W x 6.1" (0.65 lbs) |
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| Publisher Description: A big, brilliant, profoundly observed novel about the mysteries of modern life by National Book Award finalist Joshua Ferris, one of the most exciting voices of his generation Paul O'Rourke is a man made of contradictions: he loves the world, but doesn't know how to live in it. He's a Luddite addicted to his iPhone, a dentist with a nicotine habit, a rabid Red Sox fan devastated by their victories, and an atheist not quite willing to let go of God. Then someone begins to impersonate Paul online, and he watches in horror as a website, a Facebook page, and a Twitter account are created in his name. What begins as an outrageous violation of his privacy soon becomes something more soul-frightening: the possibility that the online Paul might be a better version of the real thing. As Paul's quest to learn why his identity has been stolen deepens, he is forced to confront his troubled past and his uncertain future in a life disturbingly split between the real and the virtual. At once laugh-out-loud funny regarding the absurdities of the modern world and indelibly profound regarding the eternal questions of the meaning of life, love, and truth, To Rise Again at a Decent Hour is a deeply moving and constantly surprising tour de force. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ferris, Joshua: - Joshua Ferris is the bestselling author of several novels, including Then We Came to the End, The Unnamed, and To Rise Again at a Decent Hour. He has been a finalist for the National Book Award, winner of the Barnes and Noble Discover Award and the PEN/Hemingway Award, short-listed for the Man Booker Prize, and winner of the International Dylan Thomas Prize, and he was named one of the New Yorker's 20 Under 40 writers in 2010.r He received a BA in English and philosophy from the University of Iowa and an MFA from the University of California, Irvine. His fiction has appeared in the Iowa Review, Best New American Voices 2005, and Prairie Schooner. Scott, Campbell: -Campbell Scott has, in addition to his numerous stage and film credits, narrated more than forty audiobooks, including This Boy's Life and Into Thin Air, and won seven AudioFile Earphones Awards. |