Dept. of Speculation
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Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAMED ONE OF THE 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW * From the acclaimed author of Weather 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."A startling feat of storytelling . . . Each line a dazzling, perfectly chiseled arrowhead aimed at your heart." --Vanity Fair
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. "Dept. of Speculation" 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 life--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 story--a novel to read in one sitting, even as its piercing meditations linger long after the last page.
Jenny Offill is the author of two novels: Dept. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Last Things, a New York Times Notable Book and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times First Book Award, and of Speculation, which was named one of the ten greatest books of the year by The New York Times. She teaches in Queens University's, Brooklyn College's, and Columbia University's writing programs.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780345806871 |
| ISBN 10 | 0345806875 |
| Title | Dept. of Speculation |
| Author | Jenny Offill |
| Series | Vintage Contemporaries |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2014-10-07 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2016, Short-listed for PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction 2014 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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