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A man follows his wife. The wife follows a stranger. The stranger leaves town and the man goes after him, determined to settle the score. But the man is not the only one . looking for the stranger, and the stranger has troubles of his own.
The earth quakes, a boy leaps out a window, and a dolphin swims free. Of course
. people have adventures of this kind— of course! of course!—but we've never heard
of it before. With deadpan humor and skewed wordplay, Deb Olin Unferth weaves a mystery of hope and heartbreak.
,"Deb Olin Unferth is one of, the most daring and entertaining writers in America today. She is an artist who knows that; every sentence is an opportunity to have it all—music, invention, narrative drive—and hers most definitely do. This novel is tricky, odd, unnerving, hilarious, and ultimately quite scary, not to mention very, very moving. We may or may not deserve this Vi^cation, but we are lucky to have it."
—Sam Lipsyte
"Wonderful, addictive prose. Ms....
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A man follows his wife. The wife follows a stranger. The stranger leaves town and the man goes after him, determined to settle the score. But the man is not the only one . looking for the stranger, and the stranger has troubles of his own.
The earth quakes, a boy leaps out a window, and a dolphin swims free. Of course
. people have adventures of this kind— of course! of course!—but we've never heard
of it before. With deadpan humor and skewed wordplay, Deb Olin Unferth weaves a mystery of hope and heartbreak.
,"Deb Olin Unferth is one of, the most daring and entertaining writers in America today. She is an artist who knows that; every sentence is an opportunity to have it all—music, invention, narrative drive—and hers most definitely do. This novel is tricky, odd, unnerving, hilarious, and ultimately quite scary, not to mention very, very moving. We may or may not deserve this Vi^cation, but we are lucky to have it."
—Sam Lipsyte
"Wonderful, addictive prose. Ms. Unferth_^sure . knows how to turn a phrase, and it's a delight to follow her across the American landscape."
—Gary Shteyngart
' ^'Tart mystery, part sonata, Unferth writes like a musician plays, weaving images and melodies with these bea\itifully rhythmic, funny, heart-, breaking sentences. The whole novel should be i read aloud and relished." —Aimee Bender
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