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The Idea of Home by White, Curtis

by White, Curtis | PB | VeryGood
US $16.08
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Item specifics

Condition
Very Good
A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
Seller Notes
“May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend ...
Binding
Paperback
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9781557131447
Book Title
Idea of Home
Book Series
New American Fiction Ser.
Publisher
Sun & Moon Press
Item Length
7.5 in
Publication Year
1992
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.8 in
Author
Curtis White
Genre
Fiction
Topic
General
Item Weight
7.5 Oz
Item Width
5 in
Number of Pages
208 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Sun & Moon Press
ISBN-10
1557131449
ISBN-13
9781557131447
eBay Product ID (ePID)
678496

Product Key Features

Book Title
Idea of Home
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1992
Topic
General
Genre
Fiction
Author
Curtis White
Book Series
New American Fiction Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
7.5 Oz
Item Length
7.5 in
Item Width
5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
92-050344
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Series Volume Number
No. 27
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
In The Idea of Home, Curtis White imagines "a place in which humans can live." This utopia is definitely not San Lorenzo-a postwar, prefabricated suburb in California-where White grew up. From the vantage point of an unbalanced adulthood, White's biting observations on recent American history explore the dark heart of suburbia. Both shocking and funny, personal and philosophical, The Idea of Home displays what life would have been like for Nietzsche and Mark Twain if they had the misfortune of growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1950s and '60s. Book jacket.
LC Classification Number
PS3573.H4575I3 1992

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