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S. McCauley The Man of the House (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Man of the House
- Publication Name
- The Man of the House
- Title
- The Man of the House
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0671002252
- EAN
- 9780671002251
- ISBN
- 9780671002251
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Genre
- Fiction
- Release Year
- 1996
- Release Date
- 01/11/1996
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Item Weight
- 10.8 Oz
- Publication Year
- 1996
- Topic
- Family Life, General
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Stephen McCauley's much-loved novels "The Object of My Affection" and "The Easy Way Out" prompted The New York Times Book Review to dub him "the secret love child of Edith Wharton and Woody Allen." Now McCauley stakes further claim to that title -- and more -- with a rich and deftly funny novel that charts the unpredictable terrain of family, friends, and fathers. Thirty-five-year-old Clyde Carmichael spends too much time at things that make him miserable: teaching at a posh but flaky adult learning center; devouring forgettable celebrity biographies; and obsessing about his ex-lover, Gordon. Clyde's other chief pursuit is dodging his family -- his maddeningly insecure sister and his irascible father, who may or may not be at death's door. Clyde's in danger of becoming as aimless as Marcus, his handsome (and unswervingly straight) roommate, who's spent ten years on one dissertation and far too many fizzled relationships. Enter Louise Morris. Clyde's old friend and Marcus's onetime lover is a restless writer and single mother, who shows up with Ben, her son and a neurotic dog in tow. The looming question of Ben's paternity nudges Clyde back into the orbit of his own father -- and propels our endearing hero into the kind of bittersweet emotional terrain that McCauley captures so well.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0671002252
ISBN-13
9780671002251
eBay Product ID (ePID)
994248
Product Key Features
Book Title
Man of the House
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Family Life, General
Publication Year
1996
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
10.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3568.O243
Reviews
St. Petersburg Times (Fl) A painful, humorous look at life as a grown-up, where great expectations give over to silent resignations...Clyde's observations are witty and right on target., The New York Times Book ReviewA comic novel about human predicaments....McCauley has mastered the small yet perfect comic gesture....Readers will welcome back the rueful and rumpled comic vision that is unmistakably his own., US magazine Stephen McCauley writes novels so delightful you want to collar passersby and read them passage out loud., Marhta Duffy Time A funny, fluent novel...McCauley's particular skill lies in his grasp of the bonds that link straights and gays in the maze of life's daily dealings..., Kirkus Reviews A wry and melancholy comedy of modern manners....A lovely, funny book that represents an impressive strenghtening of McCauley's themes and talent., USmagazineStephen McCauley writes novels so delightful you want to collar passersby and read them passage out loud., St. Petersburg Times(Fl)A painful, humorous look at life as a grown-up, where great expectations give over to silent resignations...Clyde's observations are witty and right on target., Kirkus ReviewsA wry and melancholy comedy of modern manners....A lovely, funny book that represents an impressive strenghtening of McCauley's themes and talent., The New York Times Book Review A comic novel about human predicaments....McCauley has mastered the small yet perfect comic gesture....Readers will welcome back the rueful and rumpled comic vision that is unmistakably his own., Time Out New York Fine, funny, and appealing... The Man of the House is consistently compelling in its depiction of the intertwining relationships between Clyde's friends, neighbors, and relatives...A talented and winning writer., Time Out New YorkFine, funny, and appealing...The Man of the Houseis consistently compelling in its depiction of the intertwining relationships between Clyde's friends, neighbors, and relatives...A talented and winning writer., David Weigand San Francisco Chronicle Sparkling.... The Man of the House ripples with humor...McCauley's best novel to date., USA Today Charming...a wry, bittersweet look at the importance and impossibility of father-son relationships....The writing is seamless, the story never lags, and it is filled with eccentric characters and observations that you'll find yourself reading aloud., David WeigandSan Francisco ChronicleSparkling....The Man of the Houseripples with humor...McCauley's best novel to date.
Copyright Date
1996
Dewey Decimal
813.5/4
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
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