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John Irving's 11th novel is about an actor named Jack Burns, son of tattoo artist Alice and church organist William. William departed after fathering Jack, and Alice has been seeking him all these years--as has Jack. At the end of the novel Jack not only finds his father but discovers truths that change him profoundly. In between, he takes part in a series of sexual adventures, in some of which he is abused, and also becomes an acclaimed screenwriter as well as an actor. Irving is always a heavily autobiographical writer who relentlessly homes in on his obsessions, but more events than usual in this novel--which he spent six years writing--overlap with his own, including stints at Exeter (where his father was a teacher) and the University of New Hampshire, as well as his screenwriting career and, as he has said in interviews, the sexual molestation he experienced as a child. Like so many of Irving's novels, including his acclaimed THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP, this is a story of violence, dysfunction, and calamity in the life of a fatherless only child who is desperately trying to undo the psychic damage that has blighted his life.
Size
Length:
824 pages
Height:
8.3 in.
Width:
5.5 in.
Thickness:
1.5 in.
Weight:
20.0 oz.
Publisher's Note
Chronicles the life and times of actor Jack Burns, whose unique bond with his mother, Alice, a Toronto tattoo artist, and their search for his missing father, William, a church organist with an addiction to being tattooed, shapes his relationships with women and his Hollywood career.
Industry reviews
"The life of an actor is compromised and traumatized by his many relationships with older women, in Irving's sprawling...11th novel." Kirkus (05/15/2005)
"...Irving handles the less seedy elements superbly...." Publishers Weekly (06/06/2005)
At more than 800 pages, UNTIL I FIND YOU takes the crown for the best longest novel of recent years....[I]f the story of Jack Burns, Hollywood star and screenwriter, and his quest to find his father had been a third or even twice again as long, I would have stayed with it." San Francisco Chronicle Book Review - Alan Cheuse (07/10/2005)
"Jack Burns's trip with his mother in the novel's first seven chapters reiterates the central premise of most of Irving's fiction: since all childhoods, even the most pampered, can seem scary, why not expose a fictional child to experiences--grotesque, farcical, sexually outlandish--that might cause even jaded adults to blanch, and then see what happens?" New York Times Book Review - Paul Gray (07/17/2005)
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COVER IS WORN, PAGES ARE LIGHTLY TANNED, PAGES SLIGHTLY WAVY, SLIGHT DISCOLORATION ON EDGE OF BOOK, THIS BOOK IS ROUGH. IT IS OK FOR PERSONAL USE IF YOU WANT TO SAVE SOME MONEY BUT DO NOT GIVE AS A GIFT.
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
2006-05-30
Publisher:
Ballantine Books
Pages:
848
Height:
1.7000 inches
Width:
4.9000 inches
Weight:
1.3000 pounds
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