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This is a coming-of-age novel set in the turbulent 1960s. Peace Corps volunteer Bobby Comstock is stationed in rural Korea to teach English at a middle school. Comstock's adjustment to Korean life, his loneliness, and his coming to terms with his own haphazard personality are presented with a faint overlay of philosophy in an attempt to broaden and deepen the context. While interest in Comstock and a few finely drawn minor characters carries the reader to the conclusion, Wiley promises more than he delivers, holding out hope that Bobby will reach a kind of enlightenment--and perhaps he does, but not with enough punch to satisfy this reader. By the author of Fools' Gold ( LJ 9/15/88) and winner of the 1987 PEN/Faulkner Award for Soldiers in Hiding .
- Linda L. Rome, Mentor, Ohio
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherPlume
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0452267633
- ISBN 13 9780452267633
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages240
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for American Fiction, Richard Wiley has written an extraordinary novel about the personal, cultural, and political awakening of a young Peace Corps recruit in Korea. Set in the era of Vietnam and riots and assassinations in the U.S., Wiley's story reverberates with these events. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book. Seller Inventory # 123630562
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