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The poorhouse fair / John Updike ; with an introduction by the author.
LIBRA PS3571.P4 P65 2004 copy 2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Updike, John.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Older people--Fiction.
- Older people.
- Fairs.
- Poor--Fiction.
- Poor.
- Almshouses--Fiction.
- Almshouses.
- Fairs--Fiction.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Psychological fiction.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copies 1 & 2)
- Physical Description:
- xx, 153 pages : portrait ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- First trade paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Ballantine Books, 2004.
- Summary:
- The inhabitants of a central New Jersey poorhouse argue about the decline of patriotism, tradition, and religion while participating in the activities of their annual fair.
- ISBN:
- 0345468236
- 9780345468239
- OCLC:
- 54927047
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