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John Irving |
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Salon: "Patrick's studliness and essential shallowness differentiate THE FOURTH HAND from Irving's recent books--and frankly, they make it worse....I tend to love Irving--for his dedication to complex, old-fashioned plotting; for his unironic, urgent characters; and for his passion for peculiar, telling details and rhythms of prose. So although there's not much plot in THE FOURTH HAND, and characters tend to appear briefly and then never return...I found kernels of familiar delight here, anyhow....Perhaps THE FOURTH HAND is just a quick shot at another bestseller before the glow of the Oscar wears off....But perhaps THE FOURTH HAND is best seen as a transitional novel, moving Irving away from the Dickensian storytelling he's been entrenched in....Could be he's heading toward a looser, more modern form. I truly hope he is. Because when Irving is good, he is very, very good, and when he is bad, he gives me glimpses of something better." |
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Format: Hardcover - Prebinding
Publisher: Bt Bound (May 14, 2002)
Measurements: 8.5"(h) x 5.5"(w) x 0.5"(d), 0.85 lbs.
ISBN: 9781417620241 |
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When a New York journalist suffers a horrible accident--his left hand eaten by a lion while reporting on a story from India--witnessed by millions on television, viewers rally to help him. |
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