The size of the world a novel
Set in wartime Vietnam, Thailand, Mexico, Sicily, and contemporary America -- about men and women whose jolting encounters with the unfamiliar force them to realize how many "riffs there are to being human." Travelers, colonials, immigrants, and returned ex-pats meet or pass one another in narrative...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Co.,
c2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Set in wartime Vietnam, Thailand, Mexico, Sicily, and contemporary America -- about men and women whose jolting encounters with the unfamiliar force them to realize how many "riffs there are to being human." Travelers, colonials, immigrants, and returned ex-pats meet or pass one another in narratives spanning lifetimes. |
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| Physical Description: | 322 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-322). |
| ISBN: | 9780393059090 039305909X |
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