A Box of Matches

A Box of Matches
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 194
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ISBN-10 : 9781400076338
ISBN-13 : 1400076331
Rating : 4/5 (331 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Box of Matches by : Nicholson Baker

Download or read book A Box of Matches written by Nicholson Baker and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2004-03-09 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emmett has a wife and two children, a cat, and a duck, and he wants to know what life is about. Every day he gets up before dawn, makes a cup of coffee in the dark, lights a fire with one wooden match, and thinks. What Emmett thinks about is the subject of this wise and closely observed novel, which covers vast distances while moving no further than Emmett’s hearth and home. Nicholson Baker’s extraordinary ability to describe and celebrate life in all its rich ordinariness has never been so beautifully achieved.


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