Traveling Sprinkler: A Novel
by Nicholson Baker
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Synopsis
Paul Chowder, the poet protagonist of Nicholson Baker’s widely acclaimed novel The Anthologist , is turning fifty-five and missing his ex-girlfriend, Roz, rather desperately. As he approaches the dreaded birthday, Paul is uninspired by his usual artistic outlet (although he’s pleased that his poetry anthology, Only Rhyme , is selling steadily”). Putting aside poetry in favor of music, and drawing on his classical bassoon training, Paul turns instead to his new acoustic guitar with one goal in mind: to learn songwriting. As he struggles to come to terms with the horror of America’s drone wars and Roz’s recent relationship with a local NPR radio host, Paul fills his days with Quaker meetings, Planet Fitness workouts, and some experiments with tobacco. Written in Baker’s beautifully unconventional prose, and scored with musical influences from Debussy to Tracy Chapman to Paul himself, Traveling Sprinkler is an enchanting, hilariousand very necessarynovel by one of the most beloved and influential writers today.
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- Title
- Traveling Sprinkler: A Novel
- Author
- Nicholson Baker
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used: Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0399160965
- ISBN 13
- 9780399160967
- Publisher
- Blue Rider Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2013-09-17
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