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A Fraction Of The Whole by Steve Toltz (Paperback, 2008)
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By Steve Toltz. Author Steve Toltz. From the New South Wales bush to bohemian Paris, from sports fields to strip clubs, from the jungles of Thailand to a leaky boat in the Pacific, A Fraction of the Whole follows the Deans on their freewheeling, scathingly funny and finally deepy moving quest to leave their mark on the world.
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From his prison cell, Jasper Dean tells the unlikely story of his scheming father Martin, his crazy Uncle Terry and how the three of them upset - mostly unintentionally - an entire continent. Meet the Deans. Heroes or Criminals? Crackpots or Visionaries? Relatives or Enemies? It's a simple family story. . . The fact is, the whole of Australia despises my father more than any other man, just as they adore my uncle more than any other man. I might as well set the story straight about both of them.' From his prison cell, Jasper Dean tells the unlikely story of his scheming father Martin, his crazy Uncle Terry and how the three of them upset - mostly unintentionally - an entire continent. Incorporating death, parenting (good and bad kinds), one labyrinth, first love, a handbook for criminals, a scheme to make everyone rich and an explosive suggestion box, Steve Toltz's A Fraction of the Whole is a hilarious, heartbreaking story of families and how to survive them. 'Riotously funny. . . deserves a place next to A Confederacy of Dunces.' Wall Street Journal 'A rich father-and-son story packed with incident, humour and characters reminiscent in styles of Charles Dickens and John Irving. . . A Fraction of the Whole soars like a rocket.' LA Times 'A grand achievement and the debut of a great comic talent. But it also has a heart. . . go away and read it.' Sunday Times 'Toltz brings all the energy and assurance of a young Peter Carey to this burlesque, bravura performance.' Irish Times 'A gloriously absorbing, preposterous and funny excursion to the brink of madness and the meaning of life.' Sunday TelegraphProduct Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Random House Australia
ISBN-139780143009528
eBay Product ID (ePID)201188085
Product Key Features
Book TitleA Fraction of the Whole
AuthorSteve Toltz
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicBooks
Publication Year2008
Number of Pages720 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight487g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorSteve Toltz
Country/Region of ManufactureAustralia
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- 11 May, 2024
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Even the library doesn’t have it. Great condition, looking forward to a cost teasVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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