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Description for Milosz
Paperback. A darkly funny novel about family: the blood kind, the accidental kind, and the kind you rediscover on reality TV. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
Praise for Strube's previous novels: "Smart, eccentric prose."--The New York Times "Strube's comic sense is like a perfectly mixed martini: exceedingly dry and potent."--The Toronto Star Milo doesn't quite have it together. His acting career has stalled. His girlfriend dumped him. His miserable father has vanished. And Pablo and Wallace--and then Wallace's mother--seem to have moved in to his house. The only person Milo likes is Robertson, the autistic eleven-year-old next door. So when Robertson gets bullied, Milo is finally spurred to action. Milo being Milo, though, even his best intentions go awry, and soon Robertson's dad ... Read more
Praise for Strube's previous novels: "Smart, eccentric prose."--The New York Times "Strube's comic sense is like a perfectly mixed martini: exceedingly dry and potent."--The Toronto Star Milo doesn't quite have it together. His acting career has stalled. His girlfriend dumped him. His miserable father has vanished. And Pablo and Wallace--and then Wallace's mother--seem to have moved in to his house. The only person Milo likes is Robertson, the autistic eleven-year-old next door. So when Robertson gets bullied, Milo is finally spurred to action. Milo being Milo, though, even his best intentions go awry, and soon Robertson's dad ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Coach House Books Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781552452653
SKU
V9781552452653
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Ref
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About Cordelia Strube
Cordelia Strube: Cordelia Strube's previous novels include Milton's Elements, Dr. Kalbfleisch and the Chicken Restaurant, Planet Reese, and Lemon, which was longlisted for the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize and shortlisted for the 2010 Trillium Award. She has been shortlisted for Canada's Governor General's Award, the Prix Italia and has won the Toronto Arts Council Protege Award.
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