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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Scribner
Publication date
August 7, 2012
Pages
246
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781451614237
ISBN-10
1451614233
Dimensions
0.50 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
Original list price
$16.00
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Now in paperback, David Whitehouseâs âingeniousâ (The New York Times), âdeeply affectingâ (People) and award-winning debut novel about two brothers, obesity, celebrity, and the redemptive power of love.
Mal Ede, a child of untamed manners and unbounded curiosity, is the eccentric eldest son of an otherwise typical middle-class family. But as the wonders of childhood fade into the responsibilities of adulthood, Malâs spirits fade too. On his twenty-fifth birthday, disillusioned, Mal goes to bedâback to his childhood bedâand never emerges again.
Over the course of two decades, immobility and a gargantuan appetite combine to make Mal the fattest man in the world. Despite his seclusion, Malâs condition earns him worldwide notoriety and a cult of followers convinced he is making an important statement about modern life. But his actions will also change the lives of his haunted parents, his brother and the woman they both love, Lou.
Upon Bedâs publication, Kirkus Reviews declared, âOnce in a great while a book will emerge from nowhere to acclaim.â In Bed, David Whitehouse has put a magnifying glass on contemporary society. The resultâa parable about mortality, obesity, celebrity, depression and the broken promises of adulthoodâ is âas soulful as it is funnyâ (The Guardian).
Mal Ede, a child of untamed manners and unbounded curiosity, is the eccentric eldest son of an otherwise typical middle-class family. But as the wonders of childhood fade into the responsibilities of adulthood, Malâs spirits fade too. On his twenty-fifth birthday, disillusioned, Mal goes to bedâback to his childhood bedâand never emerges again.
Over the course of two decades, immobility and a gargantuan appetite combine to make Mal the fattest man in the world. Despite his seclusion, Malâs condition earns him worldwide notoriety and a cult of followers convinced he is making an important statement about modern life. But his actions will also change the lives of his haunted parents, his brother and the woman they both love, Lou.
Upon Bedâs publication, Kirkus Reviews declared, âOnce in a great while a book will emerge from nowhere to acclaim.â In Bed, David Whitehouse has put a magnifying glass on contemporary society. The resultâa parable about mortality, obesity, celebrity, depression and the broken promises of adulthoodâ is âas soulful as it is funnyâ (The Guardian).
Editions
Hardcover
from Scribner (August 2, 2011)
9781451614220 | details & prices | 246 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.78 lbs | List price $24.00
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Scribner (August 7, 2012)
9781451614237 | details & prices | 246 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $16.00
About: Now in paperback, David Whitehouseâs âingeniousâ (The New York Times), âdeeply affectingâ (People) and award-winning debut novel about two brothers, obesity, celebrity, and the redemptive power of love.
About: Now in paperback, David Whitehouseâs âingeniousâ (The New York Times), âdeeply affectingâ (People) and award-winning debut novel about two brothers, obesity, celebrity, and the redemptive power of love.
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