The dismal science : a novel / Peter Mountford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mountford, Peter, 1976-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World Bank--Employees--Fiction.

World Bank.

Middle-aged men--Fiction.

Middle-aged men.

Economists.

Employees.

Widowers--Fiction.

Widowers.

Economists--Fiction.

Loss (Psychology)--Fiction.

Loss (Psychology).

Identity (Psychology)--Fiction.

Identity (Psychology).

Washington Metropolitan Area--Fiction.

Washington Metropolitan Area.

Genre:

Fiction.

Psychological fiction.

Physical Description:

275 pages ; 20 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Place of Publication:

Portland, Oregon : Tin House Books, [2014]

Summary:

"The Dismal Science tells of a middle-aged vice president at the World Bank, Vincenzo D'Orsi, who publicly quits his job over a seemingly minor argument with a colleague. A scandal inevitably ensues, and he systematically burns every bridge to his former life. After abandoning his career, Vincenzo, a recent widower, is at a complete loss as to what to do with himself. The story follows his efforts to rebuild his identity without a vocation or the company of his wife. An exploration of the fragile nature of identity, The Dismal Science reveals the terrifying speed with which a person's sense of self can be annihilated. It is at once a study of a man attempting to apply his reason to the muddle of life and a book about how that same ostensible rationality, and the mathematics of finance in particular, operates-with similarly dubious results-in our world. "-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781935639725

1935639722

OCLC:

852223634