Whatever It Is, I Don't Like It
Whatever It Is, I Don't Like It
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Author
Author
Howard Jacobson / Говард Джейкобсон
Dimension
Dimension
129x198mm (5,1'x7,8')
ISBN
ISBN
9781408822425
Format
Format
Paperback
Language
Language
English
Page Count
Page Count
368
Publisher
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Year of book publication
Year of book publication
2012
Whatever It Is, I Don't Like It
It takes a particular kind of man to want an embroidered polo player astride his left nipple. Occasionally, when I am tired and emotional, or consumed with self-dislike, I try to imagine myself as someone else, a wearer of Yarmouth shirts and fleecy sweats, of windbreakers and rugged Tyler shorts, of baseball caps with polo players where the section of the brain that concerns itself with aesthetics is supposed to be. But the hour passes. Good men return from fighting Satan in the wilderness the stronger for their struggle, and so do I.
The winner of the 2010 Man Booker Prize, Howard Jacobson, brims with life in this collection of his most acclaimed journalism. From the unusual disposal of his father-in-law's ashes and the cultural wasteland of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to the melancholy sensuality of Leonard Cohen and desolation of Wagner's tragedies, Jacobson writes with all the thunder and joy of a man possessed. Absurdity piles upon absurdity, and glorious sentences weave together to create a hilarious, heartbreaking and uniquely human collection. This book is not just a series of parts, but an irresistible, unputdownable sum which triumphantly out-Thurbers Thurber.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Author:Howard Jacobson - Говард Джейкобсон
Publisher:Bloomsbury
Language:English
Publication Date:2012
Number of pages:368 pst
Format:Paperback
Width:129 mm / 5,1'
Height:198 mm / 7,8'
Weight:280 g
ISBN:9781408822425