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When a widower learns that he doesn’t have long to live, he is struck by the question of who will care for his adult son, who has Down syndrome. With a desire to see the country on one last trip with his son, the man signs up as a census taker for a mysterious governmental bureau. Traveling farther into the country, through towns named by letters of the alphabet, the man and his son encounter a wide range of human experience. While some townspeople welcome the pair into their homes, others are wary of their presence. As they approach Z, the man must ask: What is the purpose of the census? And just how will he learn to say goodbye to his son? Wrenching and beautiful, Census is a novel about free will, the power of memory, and the ferocity of parental love. It is also an indictment of the cruelties of our society by a major writer.
Product details
- Type:
- Book
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Languages:
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Original:
English
- Number of Pages:
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272
- Publisher:
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HarperCollins
- Publication Date:
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2023-08-11
- Release Date:
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2019-04-18
- ISBN / EAN:
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9780062676146
- Weight:
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214 g
- Dimensions:
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14/20/2 cm
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