Requiem, Mass. : a novel
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Published
New York : W. W. Norton & Co., c2008.
Format
Books
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
316 pages ; 22 cm.
Status
Plaistow Public Library
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Published
New York : W. W. Norton & Co., c2008.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
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Description
In the tragicomic mode of his best-selling Louisiana Power & Light, a hilarious and tenderhearted novel about a son's attempts to save his family.
John Dufresne takes us to Requiem, Mass., heart of the Commonwealth, where Johnny's mom, Frances, is driving in the breakdown lane once again. She thinks Johnny and his little sister Audrey have been replaced by aliens; she's sure of it, and she's pretty certain that she herself is already dead, or she wouldn't need to cover the stink of her rotting flesh with Jean Naté Apres Bain. Dad, truck driver and pathological liar, is down South somewhere living his secret life. And Audrey, when she's not walking her cat Deluxe in a baby stroller, spends her time locked in a closet telling herself stories. Johnny, meanwhile, is hell-bent on saving the family from itself.
In his "truly original voice" (Miami Herald) and with the "miraculous beauty of his tale-telling" (New York Times Book Review), Dufresne brings his unparalleled eye for the tragic and the absurd to the dysfunctions and joys of family in this powerful new novel.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dufresne, J. (2008). Requiem, Mass.: a novel . W. W. Norton & Co..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dufresne, John. 2008. Requiem, Mass.: A Novel. W. W. Norton & Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dufresne, John. Requiem, Mass.: A Novel W. W. Norton & Co, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dufresne, John. Requiem, Mass.: A Novel W. W. Norton & Co., 2008.
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