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THE NUCLEAR AGE
by O'Brien, Tim
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 039454286X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394542867
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. National Book Award winner O'Brien's fourth novel features William Cowling, a 49-year-old family man who begins digging a hole to deal with his obsessive fear; an unread Very Fine copy.
Synopsis
The Nuclear Age is about one man's slightly insane attempt to come to terms with a dilemma that confronts us all—a little thing called The Bomb. The year is 1995, and William Cowling has finally found the courage to meet his fears head-on. Cowling's courage takes the form of a hole that he begins digging in his backyard in an effort to "bury" all thoughts of the apocalypse. Cowling's wife, however, is ready to leave him; his daughter has taken to calling him "nutto"; and Cowling's own checkered past seems to be rising out of the crater taking shape on his lawn, besieging him with flashbacks and memories of a life that's had more than its share of turmoil. Brilliantly interweaving his masterful storytelling powers with dark, surreal humor and empathy for characters caught in circumstances beyond their control, Tim O'Brien brings us his most entertaining novel to date. At once wildly comic and sneakily profound, The Nuclear Age is also utterly unforgettable.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000594
- Title
- THE NUCLEAR AGE
- Author
- O'Brien, Tim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 039454286X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394542867
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- FIRST EDITION, AMERICAN LITERATURE, MODERN NOVEL, KANSAS, MONTANA, NUCLEAR WAR
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Novel; War; Fine Literature;
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H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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