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1982, Janine
Overview
Jock McLeish, failed husband, lover and businessman is alone in a hotel room, drinking whisky, fantasizing about sex and contemplating suicide. As he tries to distance himself from reality, his lonely, alcohol-fuelled fantasies are interrupted by a flood of memories, reminding him of his own shortcomings. An unforgettably imaginative book, deeply experimental in its form and charged with a dark humor, 1982, Janine is a searing portrait of male need and inadequacy. Gray's exploration of politics, religion, powerlessness and pornography has lost none of its power to shock and entertain.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781786893963
- ISBN-10: 1786893967
- Publisher: Canongate Books
- Publish Date: February 2019
- Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.55 pounds
- Page Count: 352
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