A Strange Commonplace

(Paperback)

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This is Sorrentinos first novel since the PEN/Faulkner Award finalist, Little Casino, and should reach beyond the niche audiences developed for Lunar Follies and The Moon in Its Flight. The parts of this novel that address old-age and the relationships between fathers and sons resonate with a poignancy that transcends Sorrentinos usual cynicism. Sorrentino is a favorite among many of the more literary book bloggers, including a number of the Lit-blog Co-op members. In addition to the always stellar print review coverage, expect a great deal of internet chatter about this book.

Author Bio

A luminary of American literature, Gilbert Sorrentino was a boyhood friend of Hubert Selby, Jr., a confidant of William Carlos Williams, a two-time PEN/Faulkner Award finalist, and the recipient of a Lannan Literary Lifetime Achievement Award. He taught at Stanford for many years before returning to his native Brooklyn and published over thirty books before his death in 2006.