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Noah's compass a novel

From the incomparable Anne Tyler, a wise, gently humorous, and deeply compassionate novel about a schoolteacher, who has been forced to retire at sixty-one, coming to terms with the final phase of his life.

Main Author:	Tyler, Anne.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Older men > Fiction. Retirees > Fiction. Old age > Psychological aspects > Fiction. Psychological fiction > Maryland. Humorous fiction > Maryland.
Online Access:	Go to Downloadable eBook Here.

Summary:	From the incomparable Anne Tyler, a wise, gently humorous, and deeply compassionate novel about a schoolteacher, who has been forced to retire at sixty-one, coming to terms with the final phase of his life.
Physical Description:	277 p. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:	9780307272409 0307272400
Author Notes:	Anne Tyler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 25, 1941. She graduated from Duke University at the age of 19 and completed graduate work in Russian studies at Columbia University. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a librarian and bibliographer. Her first novel, If Morning Ever Comes, was published in 1964. Her other works include Saint Maybe, Back When We Were Grownups, Digging to America, Noah's Compass, The Beginner's Goodbye, A Spool of Blue Thread, and Vinegar Girl. She has won several awards including the PEN Faulkner Award in 1983 for Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, the 1985 National Book Critics Circle Award for The Accidental Tourist, and the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Breathing Lessons. The Accidental Tourist was adapted into a 1988 movie starring William Hurt and Geena Davis. In 2018 her title, Clock Dance, made the bestsellers list. (Bowker Author Biography)

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