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The Making of Henry
The Making of Henry
Author: Howard Jacobson
Swathed in his kimono, drinking tea from his samovar, Henry Nagle is temperamentally opposed to life in the 21st century. Preferring not to contemplate the great intellectual and worldly success of his best boyhood friend, he argues constantly with his father, an upholsterer turned fire-eater–and now dead for many years. When he goes out ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781400078615
ISBN-10: 140007861X
Publication Date: 9/14/2004
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Anchor
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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British sexual comedy about a modern day Don Juan who happens to have problems with his father. "A writer who can make you laugh out loud on the bus" (The Observer). In the tradition of Kingsley Amis and David Lodge.
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What an unusual story! The main character and voice of the book is a real oddball, it's interesting to try to understand his odd take on things. The book reminds me a little of Confederacy of Dunces as well as The Ginger Man, but definitely not a carbon copy of either. Interesting and funny.


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