Ablutions
Ablutions
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Summary
A nameless barman tends a decaying bar in Hollywood and takes notes for a book about his clientele. 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. This novel is set in a seedy Hollywood bar among drug addicts, drinkers and desperate women.
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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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781847080950 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847080952 |
| Title | Ablutions |
| Author | Patrick Dewitt |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Year published | 2009-02-10 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |