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Laziness in the Fertile Valley
Albert Cossery
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Description for Laziness in the Fertile Valley
Paperback. Translator(s): Goyen, William. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
Laziness in the Fertile Valley is Albert Cossery’s biting social satire about a father, his three sons, and their uncle — slackers one and all. One brother has been sleeping for almost seven years, waking only to use the bathroom and eat a meal. Another savagely defends the household from women. Serag, the youngest, is the only member of the family interested in getting a job. But even he — try as he might — has a hard time resisting the call of laziness.
Laziness in the Fertile Valley is Albert Cossery’s biting social satire about a father, his three sons, and their uncle — slackers one and all. One brother has been sleeping for almost seven years, waking only to use the bathroom and eat a meal. Another savagely defends the household from women. Serag, the youngest, is the only member of the family interested in getting a job. But even he — try as he might — has a hard time resisting the call of laziness.
Product Details
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780811218740
SKU
V9780811218740
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About Albert Cossery
Albert Cossery (1913–2008) was an Egyptian-born French novelist. Among his works are The Colors of Infamy, A Splendid Conspiracy, and The House of Certain Death, all published by New Directions. William Goyen was an American writer, most known for his novel, The House of Breath. Henry Miller (1891—1980) was one of the most controversial American novelists during his lifetime. His ... Read more
Reviews for Laziness in the Fertile Valley
"Despite the seemingly unrelieved gloom and futility in which his figures move, Cossery nevertheless expresses in every work the indomitable faith in the power of people to throw off the yoke."
Henry Miller
Henry Miller