New York: Blue Rider Press, 2013. First Edition. 1/4 cloth. Good/Very good -. Off-white paper covered boards, quarter bound in turquoise cloth, bronze stamped author name at front, bronze stamped titles at spine, moderate shelf wear and staining to covers, corners, edges, head and tail of spine, corners straight. Small coffee stain to sliver of bottom edge of book body, else clean and tight. Signed by the author at title page. Dark navy illustrated dust jacket shows light shelf wear to covers, edges, head and tail of spine, off-white and yellow titles at front and spine, price intact, archival Brodart protected.

Synopsis

Paul Chowder, the poet protagonist of Nicholson Baker’s widely acclaimed novel The Anthologist , is turning fifty-five and missing his ex-girlfriend, Roz, rather desperately. As he approaches the dreaded birthday, Paul is uninspired by his usual artistic outlet (although he’s pleased that his poetry anthology, Only Rhyme , is selling “steadily”). Putting aside poetry in favor of music, and drawing on his classical bassoon training, Paul turns instead to his new acoustic guitar with one goal in mind: to learn songwriting. As he struggles to come to terms with the horror of America’s drone wars and Roz’s recent relationship with a local NPR radio host, Paul fills his days with Quaker meetings, Planet Fitness workouts, and some experiments with tobacco. Written in Baker’s beautifully unconventional prose, and scored with musical influences from Debussy to Tracy Chapman to Paul himself, Traveling Sprinkler is an enchanting, hilarious—and very necessary—novel by one of the most beloved and influential writers today.

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Bookseller: Counterpoint Records & Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 49294
Title: TRAVELING SPRINKLER;
Author: Baker, Nicholson
Format/Binding: 1/4 cloth
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Very good -
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback
ISBN 10: 0399160965
ISBN 13: 9780399160967
Publisher: Blue Rider Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2013
Bookseller catalogs: Books;

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