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Glyph

Glyph Contemporary literature

Glyph

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In paperback for the first time, the much-beloved satirical novel The New York Times praised as "both a treatise and a romp" Baby Ralph has ways to pass the time in his crib-but they don't include staring at a mobile. Aided by his mother, he reads voraciously: "All of Swift, all of Sterne, Invisible Man, Baldwin, Joyce, Balzac, Auden, Roethke," along with a generous helping of philosophy, semiotics, and trashy thrillers. He's also fond of writing poems and stories (in crayon). But Ralph has limits. He's mute by choice and can't drive, so in his own estimation he's not a genius. Unfortunately for him, everyone else disagrees. His psychiatrist kidnaps him for testing, and once his brilliance is quantified (IQ: 475), a Pentagon officer also abducts him. Diabolically funny and lacerating in its critique of poststructuralism, Glyph has the feverish plot of a thriller and the philosophical depth of a text by Roland Barthes. If anyone can map the wilds of literary theory, it's Ralph, one of Percival Everett's most enduring creations.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
208
Release Date:
2014-02-18
Publication Date:
2014-02-18
Publisher:
Graywolf Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1555976670
ISBN13:
9781555976675
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
290 g
Height:
141 cm
Width:
208 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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