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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100345452003

ISBN-139780345452009

eBay Product ID (ePID)2217397

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Book TitleAccidental Tourist : a Novel

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

TopicPsychological, Family Life, Literary

GenreFiction

AuthorAnne Tyler

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight8.8 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2002-090731

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Reviews"Poignant . . . funny . . . The Accidental Tourist is one of her best . . . . [Tyler] has never been stronger." -- The New York Times "Bittersweet . . . evocative . . . It's easy to forget this is the warm lull of fiction; you half-expect to run into her characters at the dry cleaners. . . . Tyler [is] a writer of great compassion." -- The Boston Globe "Tyler has given us an endlessly diverting book whose strength gathers gradually to become a genuinely thrilling one." -- Los Angeles Times "A delight . . . a graceful comic novel about getting through life." -- The Wall Street Journal "A rarely equaled richness and depth . . . Delicious humor . . . Without Anne Tyler, American fiction would be an immeasurably bleaker place."-- Newday "Incandescent, heartbreaking, exhilarating . . . One cannot reasonably expect fiction to be much better than this." -- The Washington Post "Hilarious . . . and touching . . . Anne Tyler is a wise and perceptive writer with a warm understanding of human foibles." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Comic . . . Sweetly perverse . . . A novel animated by witty invention and lively personalities." -- Time "Anne Tyler [is] covering common ground with uncommon insight. . . . Convincingly real." -- People, "INDISPUTABLY HER BEST BOOK . . . It leaves one aching with pleasure and pain." The Washington Post "Hilarious . . . and touching . . . Anne Tyler is a wise and perceptive writer with a warm understanding of human foibles." St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Comic . . . Sweetly perverse . . . A novel animated by witty invention and lively personalities." Time "Anne Tyler [is] covering common ground with uncommon insight. . . . Convincingly real." People, "INDISPUTABLY HER BEST BOOK . . . It leaves one aching with pleasure and pain." The Washington Post "Hilarious . . . and touching . . . Anne Tyler is a wise and perceptive writer with a warm understanding of human foibles." St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Comic . . . Sweetly perverse . . . A novel animated by witty invention and lively personalities." Time "Anne Tyler [is] covering common ground with uncommon insight. . . . Convincingly real." People From the Trade Paperback edition., "Poignant . . . funny . . . The Accidental Tourist is one of her best . . . . [Tyler] has never been stronger." -- The New York Times "Bittersweet . . . evocative . . . It's easy to forget this is the warm lull of fiction; you half-expect to run into her characters at the dry cleaners. . . . Tyler [is] a writer of great compassion." -- The Boston Globe "Tyler has given us an endlessly diverting book whose strength gathers gradually to become a genuinely thrilling one." -- Los Angeles Times "A delight . . . a graceful comic novel about getting through life." -- The Wall Street Journal "A rarely equaled richness and depth . . . Delicious humor . . . Without Anne Tyler, American fiction would be an immeasurably bleaker place."-- Newday "Incandescent, heartbreaking, exhilarating . . . One cannot reasonably expect fiction to be much better than this." -- The Washington Post "Hilarious . . . and touching . . . Anne Tyler is a wise and perceptive writer with a warm understanding of human foibles." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Comic . . . Sweetly perverse . . . A novel animated by witty invention and lively personalities." -- Time "Anne Tyler [is] covering common ground with uncommon insight. . . . Convincingly real." -- People

SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - F rom the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author --a n irresistible novel exploring the slippery alchemy of attracting opposites, and the struggle to rebuild one's life after unspeakable tragedy Travel writer Macon Leary hates travel, adventure, surprises, and anything outside of his routine. Immobilized by grief, Macon is becoming increasingly prickly and alone, anchored by his solitude and an unwillingness to compromise his creature comforts. Then he meets Muriel, an eccentric dog trainer too optimistic to let Macon disappear into himself. Despite Macon's best efforts to remain insulated, Muriel up-ends his solitary, systemized life, catapulting him into the center of a messy, beautiful love story he never imagined. A fresh and timeless tale of unexpected bliss, The Accidental Tourist showcases Tyler's talents for making characters--and their relationships--feel both real and magical. "Incandescent, heartbreaking, exhilarating...One cannot reasonably expect fiction to be much better than this." -- The Washington Post, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Incandescent, heartbreaking, exhilarating...One cannot reasonably expect fiction to be much better than this." -- The Washington Post In this irresistible novel, Anne Tyler explores the slippery alchemy of attracting opposites, and the struggle to rebuild one's life after unspeakable tragedy. Travel writer Macon Leary hates travel, adventure, surprises, and anything outside of his routine. Immobilized by grief, Macon is becoming increasingly prickly and alone, anchored by his solitude and an unwillingness to compromise his creature comforts. Then he meets Muriel, an eccentric dog trainer too optimistic to let Macon disappear into himself. Despite Macon's best efforts to remain insulated, Muriel up-ends his solitary, systemized life, catapulting him into the center of a messy, beautiful love story he never imagined. A fresh and timeless tale of unexpected bliss, The Accidental Tourist showcases Tyler's talents for making characters--and their relationships--feel both real and magical. Look for Clock Dance , the charming new novel from Anne Tyler, available now., NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author--a n irresistible novel exploring the slippery alchemy of attracting opposites, and the struggle to rebuild one's life after unspeakable tragedy Travel writer Macon Leary hates travel, adventure, surprises, and anything outside of his routine. Immobilized by grief, Macon is becoming increasingly prickly and alone, anchored by his solitude and an unwillingness to compromise his creature comforts. Then he meets Muriel, an eccentric dog trainer too optimistic to let Macon disappear into himself. Despite Macon's best efforts to remain insulated, Muriel up-ends his solitary, systemized life, catapulting him into the center of a messy, beautiful love story he never imagined. A fresh and timeless tale of unexpected bliss, The Accidental Tourist showcases Tyler's talents for making characters--and their relationships--feel both real and magical. "Incandescent, heartbreaking, exhilarating...One cannot reasonably expect fiction to be much better than this." -- The Washington Post

LC Classification NumberPS3568.O243