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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House Inc
Publication date
October 1, 1999
Pages
241
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780449004043
ISBN-10
044900404X
Dimensions
0.50 by 5 by 7.75 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
Original list price
$16.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Septuagenarian Jewish-American writer Henry Bech, the hero of Bech: A Book and Bech Is Back, confronts new challenges in his life, including a much-coveted Nobel Prize, an honor that stuns him. Reprint.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In this, the final volume in John Updikeâs mock-heroic trilogy about the Jewish American writer Henry Bech, our hero is older but scarcely wiser. Now in his seventies, he remains competitive, lecherous, and self-absorbed, lost in a brave new literary world where his books are hyped by Swiss-owned conglomerates, showcased in chain stores attached to espresso bars, and returned to warehouses three weeks after publication. In five chapters more startling and surreal than any that have come before, Bech presides over the American literary scene, enacts bloody revenge on his critics, and wins the worldâs most coveted writing prize. Itâs not easy being Henry Bech in the post-Gutenbergian world, but somebody has to do it, and he brings to the task his signature mixture of grit, spit, and ennui.
Editions
Hardcover
from Alfred a Knopf Inc (October 1, 1998)
9780375403682 | details & prices | 240 pages | 5.50 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $23.00
About: Septuagenarian Jewish American writer Henry Bech confronts new challenges in his life, including a much-coveted Nobel Prize, an honor that stuns him
About: Septuagenarian Jewish American writer Henry Bech confronts new challenges in his life, including a much-coveted Nobel Prize, an honor that stuns him
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Random House Inc (October 1, 1999)
9780449004043 | details & prices | 241 pages | 5.00 × 7.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $16.00
About: Septuagenarian Jewish American writer Henry Bech confronts new challenges in his life, including a much-coveted Nobel Prize, an honor that stuns him
About: Septuagenarian Jewish American writer Henry Bech confronts new challenges in his life, including a much-coveted Nobel Prize, an honor that stuns him
Large print edition from G K Hall & Co (March 1, 1999)
9780783802640 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $24.00
Large print edition from Random House Large Print (October 1, 1998)
9780375704178 | details & prices | 291 pages | 5.25 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $23.00
About: Septuagenarian Jewish American writer Henry Bech confronts new challenges in his life, including a much-coveted Nobel Prize, an honor that stuns him
About: Septuagenarian Jewish American writer Henry Bech confronts new challenges in his life, including a much-coveted Nobel Prize, an honor that stuns him
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