Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. New Directions is excited to reissue the Gardner classics, beginning with October Light, a complex relationship rendered in a down-to-earth narrative. October Light is one of John Gardner's masterworks. The penniless widow of a once-wealthy dentist, Sally Abbot now lives in the Vermont farmhouse of her older brother, 72-year-old James Page. Polar opposites in nearly every way, their clash of values turns a bitter corner when the exacting and resolute James takes a ...
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Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. New Directions is excited to reissue the Gardner classics, beginning with October Light, a complex relationship rendered in a down-to-earth narrative. October Light is one of John Gardner's masterworks. The penniless widow of a once-wealthy dentist, Sally Abbot now lives in the Vermont farmhouse of her older brother, 72-year-old James Page. Polar opposites in nearly every way, their clash of values turns a bitter corner when the exacting and resolute James takes a shotgun to his sister's color television set. After he locks Sally up in her room with the trashy "blockbuster" novel that has consumed her (and only apples to eat), the novel-within-the-novel becomes an echo chamber providing glimpses into the history of the family that spawned these bizarre, sad, and stubborn people. Gardner uses the turbulent siblings as a stepping-off point from which he expands upon the lives of their extended families, and the rural community that surrounds them. He also engages larger issues of how liberals and conservatives define themselves, and considers those moments when life transcends all their arguments.
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Add this copy of October Light (Arena Books) to cart. $7.13, fair condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1984 by Arrow Books Ltd.
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Add this copy of October Light to cart. $12.00, good condition, Sold by The Book House - Saint Louis rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from St. Louis, MO, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Ballantine Books.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Add this copy of October Light to cart. $27.00, good condition, Sold by Structure, Verses, Agency Book rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Spray, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Alfred A. Knopf.
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Good in Fair jacket. Size: 8vo 8"-9" tall; Stated Third Printing of the First Edition, a structurally sound hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, though with a slight forward cock to spine, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf-and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound in brown cloth with an embossed illustration to cover. Very lightly sunned at top edge. Top-stained in red. Unclipped illustrated dust jacket present, showing moderate wear, rubbing, chipping, but still presenting well in a Brodart jacket. Provocative black-and-white illustrations throughout by Elaine Raphael and Don Bolognese. [4], 5-433, [1] pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
Add this copy of October Light to cart. $31.00, like new condition, Sold by JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BURLINGTON, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by ALFRED A KNOPF CO.
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F/VG+ D.J. HAS SOME LIGHT WEAR AT THE CORNERS AND SPINE-ENDS WITH A FEW SHORT EDGE TEARS ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND IS PRICE-CLIPPED. A VERY NICE COPY.
Add this copy of October Light to cart. $37.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Alfred A. Knopf.
