Ablutions
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine / Dust jacket in Near Fine condition with protective cover. Item #5227
ISBN: 9780151014989
Book and dust jacket present in Near Fine condition with no discernible flaws save for a touch of bumping and discoloration to the book spine head and foot. Front free page displays tidy markings of library ownership. Encased in protective cover. Signed by the author across the title page. Fans of director Wes Anderson may enjoy this title and author.
Slate's Laura Miller reviewed a number of deWitt's titles, including "Ablutions," stating:
"His first novel, "Ablutions," based on his experiences tending bar at a fading Hollywood watering hole, established the essential, abiding signature of his fiction: its easygoing habit of allowing itself to be hijacked by characters who are just passing through, each with his own tale to tell. The effect is very much like hanging out at a bar and being buttonholed by a series of eccentric regulars.
It’s very American, this form of storytelling, reminiscent of Mark Twain, the writer deWitt resembles most."
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