French exit : a tragedy of manners
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New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2018].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
244 pages ; 22 cm
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Published
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2018].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Citation/References
Booklist,,July 01, 2018
Citation/References
Kirkus Reviews,,June 15, 2018
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Library Journal,,April 15, 2018
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Publishers Weekly,,June 04, 2018
Description
"From bestselling author Patrick deWitt, a brilliant and darkly comic novel about a wealthy widow and her adult son who flee New York for Paris in the wake of scandal and financial disintegration. Frances Price - tart widow, possessive mother, and Upper East Side force of nature - is in dire straits, beset by scandal and impending bankruptcy. Her adult son Malcolm is no help, mired in a permanent state of arrested development. And then there's the Price's aging cat, Small Frank, who Frances believes houses the spirit of her late husband, an infamously immoral litigator and world-class cad whose gruesome tabloid death rendered Frances and Malcolm social outcasts. Putting penury and pariahdom behind them, the family decides to cut their losses and head for the exit. One ocean voyage later, the curious trio land in their beloved Paris, the City of Light serving as a backdrop not for love or romance, but self destruction and economical ruin - to riotous effect. A number of singular characters serve to round out the cast: a bashful private investigator, an aimless psychic proposing a seance, a doctor who makes house calls with his wine merchant in tow, and the inimitable Mme. Reynard, aggressive houseguest and dementedly friendly American expat. Brimming with pathos and wit, French Exit is a one-of-a-kind 'tragedy of manners,' a riotous send-up of high society, as well as a moving mother/son caper which only Patrick deWitt could conceive and execute"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
deWitt, P. (2018). French exit: a tragedy of manners (First edition.). Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)deWitt, Patrick, 1975-. 2018. French Exit: A Tragedy of Manners. Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)deWitt, Patrick, 1975-. French Exit: A Tragedy of Manners Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)deWitt, Patrick. French Exit: A Tragedy of Manners First edition., Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2018.
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