The Saddest Summer Of Samuel S
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.
The Saddest Summer of Samuel S is a darkly comic novella by the irreverent Irish-American writer J.P. Donleavy, set in post-war Vienna. It chronicles the misadventures of Samuel S, a rootless American expatriate living in self-imposed exile, whose eccentric therapist sends him a brash young woman from Boston in the hope of jolting him back to life. The resulting relationship — combustible, absurd, and tinged with melancholy — illustrates Donleavy's signature blend of bawdy humour and genuine pathos. Written in Donleavy's distinctive stream-of-consciousness style, the novel presents a portrait of alienation and longing that is both laugh-out-loud funny and quietly heartbreaking.
Author: J.P. Donleavy
Format: Paperback
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.
The Saddest Summer of Samuel S is a darkly comic novella by the irreverent Irish-American writer J.P. Donleavy, set in post-war Vienna. It chronicles the misadventures of Samuel S, a rootless American expatriate living in self-imposed exile, whose eccentric therapist sends him a brash young woman from Boston in the hope of jolting him back to life. The resulting relationship — combustible, absurd, and tinged with melancholy — illustrates Donleavy's signature blend of bawdy humour and genuine pathos. Written in Donleavy's distinctive stream-of-consciousness style, the novel presents a portrait of alienation and longing that is both laugh-out-loud funny and quietly heartbreaking.