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And the Word Was

And the Word Was Hardcover - 2005

by Bruce Bauman

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First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket in as new, unread condition. SIGNED by the author on the title page with a line drawn through his printed name, with no inscription. A pristine copy of this highly acclaimed novel; not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in archival protection and shipped in a sturdy box.
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  • Title And the Word Was
  • Author Bruce Bauman
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 350
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Other Press, New York
  • Date 2005-04-17
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 1831
  • ISBN 9781590511411 / 1590511417
  • Weight 1.45 lbs (0.66 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.46 x 6.3 x 1.35 in (24.03 x 16.00 x 3.43 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004013623
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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From the publisher

Bruce Bauman

Bruce Bauman's work has appeared in Salon, BOMB, Bookforum, and numerous anthologies and literary magazines. He is an associate editor of Black Clock magazine and is adjunct professor in the CalArts MFA Writing Program. He is married to the painter Suzan Woodruff, and lives in Los Angeles.

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Booklist 2005

Bauman's first novel is a magnificent debut, smart and intense, but accessible and riveting. Its central character, Neil Downs, is embraceable and human, a doctor for all the right reasons; and though he has led a good life, it is overturned by a random act of violence. His treasured young son, a brilliant and lovable pre-teen, is gunned down in a school shooting, and Downs finds later that day that his wife has betrayed him. When Downs' medical expertise cannot save his son and his spirituality cannot save his faith in his marriage, he turns to the universe in utter despair and moves to India, hoping to find either oblivion or hope. What he finds is a fascinating play of world politics encompassing a wide cast of characters. This story at first seems a strange foil for his internal turmoil, but as the two plots weave together, the connections become clearer. The binding thread of this narrative is the integration of suffering into one's worldview. Downs' favorite writer, Holocaust survivor Levi Furstenblum, denies all meaning in the universe, and his writings are interspersed within the book and espoused in real conversations between him and Downs, since Furstenblum is now living in India. In the end, the world does turn again, for all the characters, and the resolution is hopeful and fulfilling. This is simply a great novel, and hopefully only the first in what will be many more from the author. Debi Lewis

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