Ablutions by Patrick Dewitt

Ablutions by Patrick Dewitt

A nameless barman tends a decaying bar in Hollywood and takes notes for a book about his clientele. Initially, he is morbidly amused by watching the regulars roll in and fall into their nightly oblivion, pitying them and their loneliness. In hopes of uncovering their secrets and motives, he establishes tentative friendships with them. He also knocks back pills indiscriminately and treats himself to gallons of Jameson's. But as his tenure at the bar continues, he begins to lose himself, trapped by addiction and indecision. When his wife leaves him, he embarks on a series of squalidly random sexual encounters, and a downward spiral of self-damage and irrational violence. To cleanse himself and save his soul, he attempts to escape.

Patrick DeWitt's writing has appeared in several US magazines and anthologies, where it has been singled out for praise by critics (see sales points). He once worked as a barman in Hollywood. He now lives with his wife and son in Bainbridge Island, Washington, where he works as a plasterer.

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ISBN 13	9781847080950
ISBN 10	1847080952
Titre	Ablutions
Auteur	Patrick Dewitt
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Granta Books
Année de publication	2009-02-10
Nombre de pages	208
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