In a famous but declining Hollywood bar works A Barman. Morbidly amused by the decadent decay of his surroundings, he watches the patrons fall into their nightly oblivion, making notes for his novel. In the hope of uncovering their secrets and motives, he establishes tentative friendships with the cast of variously pathological regulars. But as his tenure at the bar continues, he begins to serve himself more often than his customers, and the moments he lives outside the bar become more and more painful: he loses his wife, ...
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In a famous but declining Hollywood bar works A Barman. Morbidly amused by the decadent decay of his surroundings, he watches the patrons fall into their nightly oblivion, making notes for his novel. In the hope of uncovering their secrets and motives, he establishes tentative friendships with the cast of variously pathological regulars. But as his tenure at the bar continues, he begins to serve himself more often than his customers, and the moments he lives outside the bar become more and more painful: he loses his wife, his way, himself. Trapped by his habits and his loneliness, he realizes he will not survive if he doesn't break free. And so he hatches a terrible, necessary plan of escape and his only chance for redemption. Step into Ablutions and step behind the bar, below rock bottom, and beyond the everyday take on storytelling for a brilliant, new twist on the classic tale of addiction and its consequences.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 5x0x8; First printing of deWitt's first novel. Tight binding with light bumping to corners and bottom of rear panel. Text unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 164pp.
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Like New in Like New jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($23.00 price intact). Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009. Octavo. Black cloth over black boards stamped in silver. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new. 164 pages. ISBN: 9780151014989. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book A square solid tight clean unread copy of the author's first novel. This copy has a board edge bump. The priced jacket has some light edge wear else fine. By the author of The Sisters Brothers THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND WILL NORMALLT SHIP NEXT DAY.
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Near Fine in very good + jacket. Author's first novel. Author's second novel, "The Sisters Brothers" received much acclaim, including a nomination for the Giller Prize, Man Booker and the Governor General's Literary Award and was awarded the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Dust jacket is price-clipped. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 164 pp.
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