| The Old Gents Contributor(s): Yglesias, Jose (Author) |
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ISBN: 1558851615 ISBN-13: 9781558851610 Publisher: Arte Publico Press OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1996 Annotation: Bones stiff and muscles aching, German Moran finds little inspiration or comfort in the literary life he has led for most of his time on earth as a writer and one-time radical. He has raised children and penned diverse chronicles, but old age and infirmity have contributed more than their share of ennui. Familiar stirrings awaken and long-forgotten juices soon begin to flow, however, when a comely actress, Gwendolyn, and her toddler move in next door. German's grander philosophical questions about the meaning of life and death quickly give way to more basic, poignantly naive ponderings: Does she return his love? Is he too old? Can he compete in muscular vigor and tone with her live-in partner? To complicate matters, the unlikely rival for the charms of Gwendolyn is a dashing young movie producer who happens to be German's own son! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 96013274 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.78" W x 8.86" (1.10 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New York |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's the last go-round for German Moran, an elderly writer with the courage to stare death in the eye, but who nevertheless bemoans the frailties and indignities of old age. This curmudgeon with a sensitive artist's ego takes the reader on an intellectual and emotional adventure occasioned by his infatuation with a lovely young actress. His rival in the affair is a handsome, dashing, but insensitive -- and also very married -- movie producer who happens to be his son This charming swan song of a novel is populated with other lively and unforgettable characters from the New York art and literary scene -- all to entertain and divert us from the larger underlying, eternal questions about death and dying. |