Dept. of Speculation (Vintage Contemporaries)

Dept. of Speculation (Vintage Contemporaries)

From the acclaimed author ofÂ WeatherÂ comes a slim, stunning portrait of a marriage--a beguiling rumination on the mysteries of intimacy, trust, faith, knowledge, and the condition of universal shipwreck that unites us all.

ONE OF THEÂ 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - THEÂ NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

A Best Book of the Year: The New Yorker, The Boston Globe, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Vogue.com, Electric Literature, Buzzfeed

In the beginning, it was easy to imagine their future. They were young and giddy, sure of themselves and of their love for each other. â‚¬Å“Dept. of Speculationâ‚¬Â was their code name for all the thrilling uncertainties that lay ahead. Then they got married, had a child and navigated the familiar calamities of family lifeâ‚¬"a colicky baby, a faltering relationship, stalled ambitions.

When their marriage reaches a sudden breaking point, the wife tries to retrace the steps that have led them to this place, invoking everything from Kafka to the Stoics to doomed Russian cosmonauts as she analyzes what is lost and what remains. In language that shimmers with rage and longing and wit, Offill has created a brilliantly suspenseful love storyâ‚¬"a novel to read in one sitting, even as its piercing meditations linger long after the last page.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber part_0345806875
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2014-10-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345806871

Country	USA
Brand	Vintage
Manufacturer	Vintage
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	part_0345806875
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2014-10-07
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345806871

Dept. of Speculation (Vintage Contemporaries)

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