Theophilus North - Softcover

Wilder, Thornton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060088923 ISBN 13: 9780060088927

Verlag: HARPERCOLLINS, 2003

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Book by Wilder Thornton

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"An irresistible book."--New York Times Book Review

"An extremely entertaining array of American life in a bygone era."--New Yorker

Reseña del editor:

Marking the thirtieth anniversary of Theophilus North, this beautiful edition features Thornton Wilder's unpublished notes for the novel and other illuminating documentary material, all of which is included in a new Afterword by Tappan Wilder.

The last of Wilder's works published during his lifetime, this novel is part autobiographical and part the imagined adventure of his twin brother who died at birth. Setting out to see the world in the summer of 1926, Theophilus North gets as far as Newport, Rhode Island, before his car breaks down. To support himself, Theophilus takes jobs in the elegant mansions along Ocean Drive, just as Wilder himself did in the same decade. Soon the young man finds himself playing the roles of tutor, spy, confidant, lover, friend, and enemy as he becomes entangled in the intrigues of both upstairs and downstairs in a glittering society dominated by leisure.

Narrated by the elderly North from a distance of fifty years, Theophilus North is a fascinating commentary on youth and education from the vantage point of age, and deftly displays Wilder's trademark wit juxtaposed with his lively and timeless ruminations on what really matters about life, love, and work at the end of the day—even after a visit to Newport.

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• Verlag: HARPERCOLLINS
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0060088923
• ISBN 13: 9780060088927
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 432