Larry's Party (Record no. 19367)
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| fixed length control field | 01374nam a2200169 4500 |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 97011954 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780140266771 |
| 024 ## - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 39903589 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PR9199.3.S514 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 813.54 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Carol Shields |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Larry's Party |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Penguin Books |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 339 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The San Diego Tribune called The Stone Diaries a "universal study of what makes women tick." With Larry's Party Carol Shields has done the same for men. Larry Weller, born in 1950, is an ordinary guy made extraordinary by his creator's perception, irony, and tenderness. Larry's Party gives us, as it were, a CAT scan of his life, in episodes between 1977 and 1997, that seamlessly flash backward and forward. We follow this young floral designer through two marriages and divorces, and his interactions with his parents, friends, and a son. Throughout, we witness his deepening passion for garden mazes--so like life, with their teasing treachery and promise of reward. Among all the paradoxes and accidents of his existence, Larry moves through the spontaneity of the seventies, the blind enchantment of the eighties, and the lean, mean nineties, completing at last his quiet, stubborn search for self. Larry's odyssey mirrors the male condition at the end of our century with targeted wit, unerring poignancy, and faultless wisdom. |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | 07/17/2024 | TP SHIE | 43659 | 07/17/2024 | 1 | 07/17/2024 | Book |