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Description edit
In this paean to the pleasures of language, Gass equates his text with the body of Babs Masters, the lonesome wife of the title, to advance the conceit that a parallel should exist between a woman and her lover and a book and its reader. Disappointed by her inattentive husband/reader,... read more
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Authors & Contributors edit
- William H. Gass (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1971
ISBN: 0394472454
Page Count: Add the page count.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1971
ISBN: 0394472454
Page Count: Add the page count.
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- Dewey: 813
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