Ticknor by Sheila Heti
On a cold, rainy night, an aging bachelor named George Ticknor prepares to visit his childhood friend Prescott, a successful man who is now one of the leading intellectual lights of their generation. With a hastily baked pie in his hands, and a lifetime of guilt and insecurity weighing upon his soul, he sets out for the Prescotts' dinner party - a party at which he'd just as soon never arrive. Distantly inspired by the real-life friendship between the great historian William Hickling Prescott and his biographer, "Ticknor" is a witty, fantastical study of resentment; and a biting history of a one-sided friendship.
"The rancorous, interminable friendship between a Great man and his envious, self-pitying biographer drives this cleverly coiled narrative.... As deliciously intimate and clue-riddled as a Poe story." Publishers Weekly"
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312426637 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312426631 |
| Title | Ticknor |
| Author | Sheila Heti |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Picador USA |
| Year published | 2007-03-20 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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