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Lipshitz Six, or Two Angry Blondes Paperback - 2007

by T. Cooper

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A postmodern family saga by one of America's freshest literary voicesUpon landing at Ellis Island in 1903, Esther and Hersh Lipshitz discover their son Reuven is missing. The child is never found, and decades later, Esther becomes convinced that the famous aviator Charles Lindbergh is her lost boy. Esther's manic obsession spirals out of control, leaving far-reaching effects on the entire Lipshitz lineage. In the present, we meet T Cooper the last living Lipshitz who struggles to make sense of all that came before him and what legacy he might leave behind.

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A postmodern family saga by one of America’s freshest literary voices

Upon landing at Ellis Island in 1903, Esther and Hersh Lipshitz discover their son Reuven is missing. The child is never found, and decades later, Esther becomes convinced that the famous aviator Charles Lindbergh is her lost boy. Esther’s manic obsession spirals out of control, leaving far-reaching effects on the entire Lipshitz lineage. In the present, we meet T Cooper—the last living Lipshitz—who struggles to make sense of all that came before him and what legacy he might leave behind.

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A postmodern family saga by one of America's freshest literary voices

Upon landing at Ellis Island in 1903, Esther and Hersh Lipshitz discover their son Reuven is missing. The child is never found, and decades later, Esther becomes convinced that the famous aviator Charles Lindbergh is her lost boy. Esther's manic obsession spirals out of control, leaving far-reaching effects on the entire Lipshitz lineage. In the present, we meet T Cooper--the last living Lipshitz--who struggles to make sense of all that came before him and what legacy he might leave behind.

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  • Title Lipshitz Six, or Two Angry Blondes
  • Author T. Cooper
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 448
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Plume Books, NEW YORK
  • Publication date 2007-02-01
  • Features Price on Product - Canadian
  • ISBN 9780452288065 / 0452288061
  • Weight 0.81 lbs (0.37 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.94 x 5.38 x 0.98 in (20.17 x 13.67 x 2.49 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
    • Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
    • Geographic Orientation: New York
  • Category Fiction - General
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

Unusual and avowedly postmodern . . . [A] compelling story. (The New York Times)

Rich characters and unforgettable scenes . . . This [is] one strange, funny story. (The Dallas Morning News)

[T CooperÆs] talent lies in [her] ability to capture the endlessly complex nature of families and their shared memories. (The Washington Post)

Citations

  • Entertainment Weekly, 03/02/2007, Page 71
  • New York Times, 02/11/2007, Page 28

About the author

T Cooper is the author of the novel Some of the Parts (2002), and editor of the short story collection Fictional History of the United States with Huge Chunks Missing (2006). T's writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Believer, Poets & Writers, and Out, among several other publications and anthologies. T holds an MFA in writing from Columbia University and lives in New York City.
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