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Seven Types of Ambiguity

by Elliot Perlman
$10.90
Seven Types of Ambiguity
Seven Types of Ambiguity

Multi-layered narrative; explores love's redemptive power.

If you appreciate novels that aren't just tales but journeys through the human psyche, "Seven Types of Ambiguity" might just captivate you. Perlman's skillful intertwining of perspectives envelops you in a web of emotional and intellectual intricacies. It's a novel where the richness of character depth and the philosophical musings on modern life are as stimulating as the plot twists themselves. This book could be a gem for someone who delights in a substantial, thought-provoking read that lingers long after the last page is turned.

  • Miles Franklin Literary Award Nominee (2004)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Seven Types of Ambiguity

by Elliot Perlman
$10.90
ISBN: 9780571207220
Authors: Elliot Perlman
Publisher: Faber
Date of Publication: 2005-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Drama, Mystery/Crime/Thriller
Related Topics: Thriller, Mystery, Asian Literature, Literature, Crime
Goodreads rating: 4.01
(rated by 5089 readers)

Description

Seven Types of Ambiguity is a psychological thriller and a literary adventure of breathtaking scope. Celebrated as a novelist in the tradition of Jonathan Franzen and Philip Roth, Elliot Perlman writes of impulse and paralysis, empty marriages, lovers, gambling, and the stock market; of adult children and their parents; of poetry and prostitution, psychiatry and the law. Comic, poetic, and full of satiric insight, Seven Types of Ambiguity is, above all, a deeply romantic novel that speaks with unforgettable force about the redemptive power of love. The story is told in seven parts, by six different narrators, whose lives are entangled in unexpected ways. Following years of unrequited love, an out-of-work schoolteacher decides to take matters into his own hands, triggering a chain of events that neither he nor his psychiatrist could have anticipated. Brimming with emotional, intellectual, and moral dilemmas, this novel—reminiscent of the richest fiction of the nineteenth century in its labyrinthine complexity—unfolds at a rapid-fire pace to reveal the full extent to which these people have been affected by one another and by the insecure and uncertain times in which they live. Our times, now.
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Multi-layered narrative; explores love's redemptive power.

If you appreciate novels that aren't just tales but journeys through the human psyche, "Seven Types of Ambiguity" might just captivate you. Perlman's skillful intertwining of perspectives envelops you in a web of emotional and intellectual intricacies. It's a novel where the richness of character depth and the philosophical musings on modern life are as stimulating as the plot twists themselves. This book could be a gem for someone who delights in a substantial, thought-provoking read that lingers long after the last page is turned.

  • Miles Franklin Literary Award Nominee (2004)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.