The Unfortunates
B. S. Johnson$22.91
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A legendary 1960s experiment in form, The Unfortunates is B. S. Johnson's famous "book in a box," in which the chapters are presented unbound, to be read in any order the reader chooses. A sportswriter, sent to a Midlands town on a weekly assignment, finds himself confronted by ghosts from the past when he disembarks at the train station. Memories of one of his best, most trusted friends, a tragically young victim of cancer, begin to flood through his mind as he attempts to go about the routine business of reporting a soccer match.
The Unfortunates
Binding Type: Boxed Set
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Published: 11/17/2009
ISBN: 9780811217439
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.34w x 1.15d
Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 08/24/2008 pg. 14
New York Times Book Review 08/31/2008 pg. 18
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/07/2008 pg. 10