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14%OFFConstantine Phipps - What You Want - 9781848664371 - V9781848664371
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What You Want

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Description for What You Want Paperback. A novel in verse tells of one man's self-induced tragedy and his search for happiness. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 218.
Patrick is still in love with his estranged wife. Returning with their son after a trip to an amusement park, he begs, one last time, to reconcile with her. When she refuses, he is driven to thoughtless desperation: a bottle of sleeping pills, a bottle of whisky. And in his dying dream, he revisits that theme park of childish desire. There he finds the landscape - still garish and indulgent - has evolved. The attractions are religion, money and sex. The characters - costumed and acted - are transformed into Jefferson, Xunzi, Aristotle. And their purpose ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
216g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848664371
SKU
V9781848664371
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About Constantine Phipps
Constantine Phipps was born in Yorkshire and is the author of two previous novels: Careful with the Sharks and Among the Thin Ghosts. For many years he has been involved in property development and has interests in the UK and Canada. He lives in London with his wife, the author Nicola Shulman, and has four children.

Reviews for What You Want
'Unlike any other book published this year, indeed this century' John Lanchester, Guardian.
Guardian
'Subtly reminds one of Matthew Arnold's Dover Beach and of T.S. Eliot ... Masterly and moving' Telegraph.
Telegraph
'Forges something new. This is rather an extraordinary, even sublime, achievement ... His work has a purity of purpose whose form both delights and ... Read more

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