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Anagrams
- Author
- Lorrie Moore
- Narrator
- Xe Sands
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 5 March 2019
- Run Time
- 7 hours 28 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A revelatory tale of love gained and lost, from a master of contemporary American fiction
Gerard sits, fully clothed, in his empty bathtub and pines for Benna. Neighbors in the same apartment building, they share a wall and Gerard listens for the sound of her toilet flushing. Gerard loves Benna. And then Benna loves Gerard. She listens to him play piano, she teaches poetry and sings at nightclubs. As their relationships ebbs and flows, through reality and imagination, Lorrie Moore paints a captivating, innovative portrait of men and women in love and not in love.
Critics Review
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“An extraordinary, often hilarious novel.”
New York Times
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“Hilarious, sparky, and very tender. Anagrams is the work of an outstanding talent.”
Independent (London)
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Details
- Author
- Lorrie Moore
- Narrator
- Xe Sands
- Duration
- 7 hours 28 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 March 2019
- ISBN
- 9781982631970
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary, Romance
Synopsis
A revelatory tale of love gained and lost, from a master of contemporary American fictionGerard sits, fully clothed, in his empty bathtub and pines for Benna. Neighbors in the same apartment building, they share a wall and Gerard listens for the sound of her toilet flushing. Gerard loves Benna. And then Benna loves Gerard. She listens to him play piano, she teaches poetry and sings at nightclubs. As their relationships ebbs and flows, through reality and imagination, Lorrie Moore paints a captivating, innovative portrait of men and women in love and not in love.
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