HAROLD by Steven Wright - Simon & Shuster 2023 Hardcover/DJ Excellent shape
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Novel
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Original Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781668022696
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1668022699
ISBN-13
9781668022696
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11058363083
Product Key Features
Book Title
Harold
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2023
Topic
Absurdist, Literary, Humorous / General
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
13.2 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2023-281461
Dewey Edition
23/eng/20230501
Reviews
"A strange and wonderful book...There are shades of Vonnegut in Wright, and shades of John Irving's Owen Meany in the precocious Harold." --Michael Ian Black, The New York Times Book Review " Harold is often funny...as if Donald Barthelme had been assigned to rewrite The Little Prince . Wright has invented something here: A story about a child that refuses to be childlike, authored by an author who refuses to pretend that there's order to the disorganized mind of a too-smart kid who can't keep on task." -- Mark Athitakis, The Washington Post "Readers enthralled by stand-up comedian Wright's uniquely brainy, topsy-turvy, metaphysical, and epigrammatic humor will revel in Harold's uncanny, sharply funny, and profound ponderings in this sardonic yet tender tale of life's mysteries and the mind's marvels." --Donna Seaman, Booklist
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Synopsis
A uniquely humorous and deeply profound novel from a legendary stand-up comedian that follows the thoughts of a 1960s third grader during a single day at school. Steven Wright is one of the most significant and influential stand-up comedians in history. Rolling Stone ranked him fifteenth on their "50 Best Stand-ups of All Time" list, while the New York Times has written of his enduring legacy: "If you made a family tree of modern stand-up, he would top one of the few major and expanding branches. The children of Mr. Wright pack the comedy scene today." Now comes his first novel, which is sure to be unlike anything you've ever read. From the outside, Harold is an average seven-year-old third grader growing up in the 1960s. Bored by school. Crushing on a girl. Likes movies and baseball--especially the hometown Boston Red Sox. Enjoys spending time with his grandfather. But inside Harold's mind, things are a lot more complex and unusual. His thoughts come to him as birds flying through a small rectangle in the middle of his brain. He visits an outdoor cafe on the moon and is invited aboard a spaceship by famed astronomer Carl Sagan. He envisions his own funeral procession and wonders if the driver of the hearse has even been born yet. Harold documents the meandering, surreal, often hilarious, and always thought-provoking stream-of-consciousness ruminations of the title character during a single day in class. Saturated with the witticisms and profundities for which Wright's groundbreaking stand-up has long been venerated, this novel will change the way you perceive your daily existence. To quote one of its many memorable lines: "Everything doesn't have to make sense. Just look at the world and your life."
LC Classification Number
PS3623.R56489H37
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- Oct 31, 2023
Awesome Book by A Very funny but kinda weird dude..love him..
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: second.sale
- Jan 19, 2025
Great
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: thrift.books
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