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Product Identifiers

PublisherSimon & Schuster, Incorporated

ISBN-100743246640

ISBN-139780743246644

eBay Product ID (ePID)30441442

Product Key Features

Book TitleBuddy Cooper Finds a Way : a Novel

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2004

TopicPsychological, General, Literary, Sports

GenreFiction

AuthorNeil Connelly

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight16.6 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2004-045282

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsAdam Johnsonauthor of Parasites Like UsPrepare yourself for a rocket ship of a ride, fueled by brilliance and vision, through Buddy Cooper Finds a Way. Neil Connelly's characters walk the same streets as us, yet they see the subliminal and sublime, and in every detail, no matter how funny or fiercely imagined, is the secret script of the human heart. How can a book be both startlingly new and timelessly wise? You'll find out when you turn the last page of this grand debut, and suddenly feel like it's always been with you., ZZ Packerauthor of Drinking Coffee ElsewhereNeil Connelly's pitch-perfect novel is an entertaining, thought-provoking exploration of one man's determination to adhere to his own home-grown recipe for failure even as Providence grants him a final chance at success. Connelly is a wordsmith with a satirist's dead-on aim and a humanist's all-encompassing vision; in short, he's a writer deserving of our admiration, respect, and, most of all, awe., Antonya Nelsonauthor of Female TroubleNeil Connelly bravely tackles, in adult terms, the abiding cartoon world we live in, full of action figures and superheroes, mayhem and majesty. This book is funny -- funny ha-ha and funny strange, funny fantastic and funny profound., Harry Crewsauthor of BodyYou'll never be quite the same again after reading Buddy Cooper Finds a Way. Funny, bitingly accurate, dead on target, and as startling as a slap in the face, this novel introduces a writer to watch., Tim Gautreauxauthor of The ClearingBuddy Cooper Finds a Way is literary fresh air, a touching, comedic look at a professional loser we can root for. The prose is expertly executed and tight, at turns showing inventive and ambitious plotting, as well as poetic, beautifully-paced language. This one's a winner.

Dewey Decimal813/.6

LC Classification NumberPS3603.O546B83 2004