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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House Large Print
Publication date
July 1, 2001
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Large print
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780375431210
ISBN-10
0375431217
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.25 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.50 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$26.95
Other format details
large print
§As reported by publisher
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
The Hotel New Hampshire | A Widow for One Year | Avenue of Mysteries | A Prayer for Owen Meany | Until I Find You | A Prayer for Owen Meany | In One Person | The Cider House Rules | John Irving
The Hotel New Hampshire | A Widow for One Year | Avenue of Mysteries | A Prayer for Owen Meany | Until I Find You | A Prayer for Owen Meany | In One Person | The Cider House Rules | John Irving
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
When a New York journalist suffers a horrible accident--his left hand eaten by a lion while reporting on a story from India--witnessed by millions on television, viewers rally to help him, in this satiric farce that looks at the power of second chances and the will to change. 15,000 first printing. (General Fiction)
(view table of contents)Amazon.com description: Product Description: The Fourth Hand asks an interesting question: âHow can anyone identify a dream of the future?â The answer: âDestiny is not imaginable, except in dreams or to those in love.â
While reporting a story from India, a New York television journalist has his left hand eaten by a lion; millions of TV viewers witness the accident. In Boston, a renowned hand surgeon awaits the opportunity to perform the nationâs first hand transplant; meanwhile, in the distracting aftermath of an acrimonious divorce, the surgeon is seduced by his housekeeper. A married woman in Wisconsin wants to give the one-handed reporter her husbandâs left handâ that is, after her husband dies. But the husband is alive, relatively young, and healthy.
This is how John Irvingâs tenth novel begins; it seems, at first, to be a comedy, perhaps a satire, almost certainly a sexual farce. Yet, in the end, The Fourth Hand is as realistic and emotionally moving as any of Mr. Irvingâs previous novels â including The World According to Garp, A Prayer for Owen Meany, and A Widow for One Year â or his Oscar-winning screenplay of The Cider House Rules.
The Fourth Hand is characteristic of John Irvingâs seamless storytelling and further explores some of the authorâs recurring themes â loss, grief, love as redemption. But this novel also breaks new ground; it offers a penetrating look at the power of second chances and the will to
While reporting a story from India, a New York television journalist has his left hand eaten by a lion; millions of TV viewers witness the accident. In Boston, a renowned hand surgeon awaits the opportunity to perform the nationâs first hand transplant; meanwhile, in the distracting aftermath of an acrimonious divorce, the surgeon is seduced by his housekeeper. A married woman in Wisconsin wants to give the one-handed reporter her husbandâs left handâ that is, after her husband dies. But the husband is alive, relatively young, and healthy.
This is how John Irvingâs tenth novel begins; it seems, at first, to be a comedy, perhaps a satire, almost certainly a sexual farce. Yet, in the end, The Fourth Hand is as realistic and emotionally moving as any of Mr. Irvingâs previous novels â including The World According to Garp, A Prayer for Owen Meany, and A Widow for One Year â or his Oscar-winning screenplay of The Cider House Rules.
The Fourth Hand is characteristic of John Irvingâs seamless storytelling and further explores some of the authorâs recurring themes â loss, grief, love as redemption. But this novel also breaks new ground; it offers a penetrating look at the power of second chances and the will to
Editions
Hardcover
from Alfred a Knopf Inc (July 3, 2001)
9780676973921 | details & prices | 336 pages | List price $24.95
from Random House Inc (July 1, 2001)
9780375506277 | details & prices | 316 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $26.95
About: When a New York journalist suffers a horrible accident--his left hand eaten by a lion while reporting on a story from India--witnessed by millions on television, viewers rally to help him.
About: When a New York journalist suffers a horrible accident--his left hand eaten by a lion while reporting on a story from India--witnessed by millions on television, viewers rally to help him.
The price comparison is for this edition
Large print edition from Random House Large Print (July 1, 2001)
9780375431210 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.50 lbs | List price $26.95
About: When a New York journalist suffers a horrible accident--his left hand eaten by a lion while reporting on a story from India--witnessed by millions on television, viewers rally to help him.
About: When a New York journalist suffers a horrible accident--his left hand eaten by a lion while reporting on a story from India--witnessed by millions on television, viewers rally to help him.
Paperback
from Fawcett Books (April 1, 2003)
9780345463159 | details & prices | 352 pages | 4.25 × 7.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $7.99
About: When a New York journalist suffers a horrible accident--his left hand eaten by a lion while reporting on a story from India--witnessed by millions on television, viewers rally to help him.
About: When a New York journalist suffers a horrible accident--his left hand eaten by a lion while reporting on a story from India--witnessed by millions on television, viewers rally to help him.
Miscellaneous
from Ballantine Books (July 21, 2010)
9780307758552 | details & prices | 352 pages | List price $14.95
from Vintage (July 16, 2010)
9780307366498 | details & prices | List price $19.00
CD/Spoken Word
With Jason Culp (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Random House (July 1, 2001)
9780375419119 | details & prices | 5.75 × 5.00 × 2.00 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $49.95
About: When a reporter suffers a horrible accident witnessed by millions on television, viewers rally to help him.
About: When a reporter suffers a horrible accident witnessed by millions on television, viewers rally to help him.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With Jason Culp (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Random House (July 1, 2001)
9780375418952 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.25 × 2.75 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $39.95
About: When a reporter suffers a horrible accident witnessed by millions on television, viewers rally to help him.
About: When a reporter suffers a horrible accident witnessed by millions on television, viewers rally to help him.
Reinforced
from Demco Media (July 30, 2004); titled "Fourth Hand"
9780606298438 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.52 lbs | List price $16.80
About: When a New York journalist suffers a horrible accident--his left hand eaten by a lion while reporting on a story from India--witnessed by millions on television, viewers rally to help him.
About: When a New York journalist suffers a horrible accident--his left hand eaten by a lion while reporting on a story from India--witnessed by millions on television, viewers rally to help him.
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (May 14, 2002); titled "Fourth Hand"
9781417620241 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $26.90
About: When a New York journalist suffers a horrible accident--his left hand eaten by a lion while reporting on a story from India--witnessed by millions on television, viewers rally to help him.
About: When a New York journalist suffers a horrible accident--his left hand eaten by a lion while reporting on a story from India--witnessed by millions on television, viewers rally to help him.
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