About Schmidt
Louis Begley$16.15
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"A fine new novel... The great pleasure of reading Louis Begley is] his exceptional literary intelligence."
The New York Times Book Review "Begley again demonstrates that he can reveal the complexities of society and personality with a clear eye and graceful style... Morethan meets the requirements of graceful fiction."
Time Proud, traditional, and impeccably organized, Albert Schmidt is a button-down lawyer of the old school. But now, after years of carefulmanagement, his life is slowly unraveling. His beloved wife has recently died. He stumbles--or is he being pushed?--into earlyretirement. And his daughter, his only child, is planning to marry a man Schmidt cannot approve of, for reasons he can scarcely admit, even to himself. As Schmidt gropes for resolutions, he finds unexpected hope in an intense passion that comes out of the blue. Set in the Hamptons and Manhattan, infused with black humor and startling eroticism, About Schmidt is both a meditation on lonelinessand on the power of romance to unlock the most impenetrable recesses of the heart. "Comical, tough, unsparing; it is as if Louis Auchincloss had exchanged the kid gloves for brass knuckles... Interesting and nervy."
The Washington Post Book World "A powerful story of a man's fall from grace... The Remains of the Day come s] to mind."
Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Stunning."
Los Angeles Times Book Review
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 09/08/1997
ISBN: 9780449911167
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.18w x 0.65d
Review Citations: New York Times 11/30/1997 pg. 32
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 01/01/1997 pg. 96
BookPage 12/01/2002 pg. 31
The New York Times Book Review "Begley again demonstrates that he can reveal the complexities of society and personality with a clear eye and graceful style... Morethan meets the requirements of graceful fiction."
Time Proud, traditional, and impeccably organized, Albert Schmidt is a button-down lawyer of the old school. But now, after years of carefulmanagement, his life is slowly unraveling. His beloved wife has recently died. He stumbles--or is he being pushed?--into earlyretirement. And his daughter, his only child, is planning to marry a man Schmidt cannot approve of, for reasons he can scarcely admit, even to himself. As Schmidt gropes for resolutions, he finds unexpected hope in an intense passion that comes out of the blue. Set in the Hamptons and Manhattan, infused with black humor and startling eroticism, About Schmidt is both a meditation on lonelinessand on the power of romance to unlock the most impenetrable recesses of the heart. "Comical, tough, unsparing; it is as if Louis Auchincloss had exchanged the kid gloves for brass knuckles... Interesting and nervy."
The Washington Post Book World "A powerful story of a man's fall from grace... The Remains of the Day come s] to mind."
Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Stunning."
Los Angeles Times Book Review
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 09/08/1997
ISBN: 9780449911167
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.18w x 0.65d
Review Citations: New York Times 11/30/1997 pg. 32
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 01/01/1997 pg. 96
BookPage 12/01/2002 pg. 31