Doting

Fiction & Literature, Family Life, Literary
Cover of the book Doting by Henry Green, New York Review Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Henry Green ISBN: 9781681371429
Publisher: New York Review Books Publication: October 17, 2017
Imprint: NYRB Classics Language: English
Author: Henry Green
ISBN: 9781681371429
Publisher: New York Review Books
Publication: October 17, 2017
Imprint: NYRB Classics
Language: English

Doting, the last of Henry Green’s novels, is, as its title would suggest, a story of aging and yearning in which a wife and a brash young woman run hilarious circles around a hapless hardworking civil servant suddenly seized by long dormant desire. Like its immediate predecessor Nothing, it stands out from the rest of his work in being composed almost entirely of dialogue, and in both books, Green’s fascination with the extravagance, ambiguity, absurdity, and unintentional implications and consequences of everyday human communication leads to scenes that are as grimly funny as they are deeply sad.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Doting, the last of Henry Green’s novels, is, as its title would suggest, a story of aging and yearning in which a wife and a brash young woman run hilarious circles around a hapless hardworking civil servant suddenly seized by long dormant desire. Like its immediate predecessor Nothing, it stands out from the rest of his work in being composed almost entirely of dialogue, and in both books, Green’s fascination with the extravagance, ambiguity, absurdity, and unintentional implications and consequences of everyday human communication leads to scenes that are as grimly funny as they are deeply sad.

More books from New York Review Books

Cover of the book Alice James by Henry Green
Cover of the book Jakob von Gunten by Henry Green
Cover of the book Makers of Modern Architecture, Volume II by Henry Green
Cover of the book Wish Her Safe At Home by Henry Green
Cover of the book The Year of the French by Henry Green
Cover of the book You'll Enjoy It When You Get There by Henry Green
Cover of the book Fragments of an Infinite Memory by Henry Green
Cover of the book Abducting a General by Henry Green
Cover of the book Friend of My Youth by Henry Green
Cover of the book The Adventures of Sindbad by Henry Green
Cover of the book The Communist by Henry Green
Cover of the book Out of My Head by Henry Green
Cover of the book Heaven's Breath by Henry Green
Cover of the book Everything Flows by Henry Green
Cover of the book Going to the Dogs by Henry Green
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy