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The Blood of the Lamb
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Description
The most poignant of all Peter De Vries's novels, The Blood of the Lamb is also the most autobiographical. It follows the life of Don Wanderhop from his childhood in an immigrant Calvinist family living in Chicago in the 1950s through the loss of a brother, his faith, his wife, and finally his daughter-a tragedy drawn directly from De Vries's own life. Despite its foundation in misfortune, The Blood of the Lamb offers glimpses of the comic sensibility for which De Vries was famous. Engaging directly with the reader in a manner that buttresses the personal intimacy of the story, De Vries writes with a remarkableblend of grief, love, wit, and fury.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
248
Release Date:
2005-06-01
Publication Date:
2005-06-01
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0226143880
ISBN13:
9780226143880
Weight:
365 g
Height:
134 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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