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Thomas Berger Nowhere
Delacorte Press 0385294018 / 9780385294010 Hardcover Very Good
0385294018 0385294018 p.1985.c.1985 [1st prtg]. yellow bds./blue cloth. 190 pp. v.g.-(small eraser scar, fep)/v.g.-(lt. chips, d.j.) Spy thriller. Author's second venture into the spy-thriller genre, once again starring Russel Wren
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Thomas Berger Robert Crews
William Morrow & Co 1994 0688119204 / 9780688119201 First Edition Hardcover Very Good
0688119204 0688119204 First edition. VG in VG dust jacket. Slight corner bump. Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly The eponymous hero of Berger's 19th novel (after Meeting Evil ) is a postmodern Robinson Crusoe--more dysfunctional and doubting than his 18th-century forebear. And he sets a greener example: whereas Crusoe established an enlightened despotism over nature, Crews must learn to survive with rather than in spite of his environment. Berger also owes a clear debt to Golding's Pincher Martin --to survive, Crews must purge himself, settle his debts with his past. In the novel's first half, when Crews is alone with his environment and his thoughts, the inherent pleasures of the genre--the battle of wits between nature and man where the stakes are survival--are as gripping as ever. Once Crews meets his Friday, however--in this case, a lissome young wife on the run from her husband--the narrative loses much if not most of its momentum. Berger's ear for language, so keen in his descriptions of nature and in Crews's internal monologues, becomes clogged in reams of inert dialogue. A latent strand of Iron-Johnishness also rears its shaggy head, as man and woman liberate their inner selves in the forest's primal twilight. The climax only confirms the novel's schematic and rather smug affirmation of nature over culture--the clear, powerful lines of the opening chapters are only a blurred memory. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal When a plane crash strands Robert Crews, a ne'er-do-well alcoholic, beside a north woods lake, he must use his ingenuity and what supplies he can salvage to find food and build shelter. After struggling for weeks believing he is completely alone, he discovers a mysterious footprint. If the plot has a familiar ring, it's because Berger is consciously updating Robinson Crusoe . There are variations, however. Most notably, "Friday" turns out to be a young woman escaping an abusive marriage. The pair team up and set about finding their way to civilization while avoiding the husband they believe is chasing them. Both a survival tale and a story of the redemptive power of love and nature, the novel exudes an optimism rare in contemporary fiction. For public library collections. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 10/15/93. - Lawrence Rungren, Bedford Free P.L., Mass. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Berger, Thomas Sneaky People by Berger, Thomas
New York Simon and Schuster First Printing Hardcover Good
Good +/No Jacket 8vo - over 7'' - 9'' tall npd., c. 1975, green/brown bds., 315pp., (spine slightly cocked, page ends soiled, bds.lt.discolored, upper tips of last few pages removed)
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