The dismal science: a novel: novel

✍ Scribed by Mountford, Peter

• Book ID: 100191113
• Publisher: Tin House Books
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 200 KB
• Edition: First U.S. edition
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN: 1306836581

✦ Synopsis

Chapter 1: Meetings; Chapter 2: Commuter; Chapter 3: Off To Battle; Chapter 4: Kamikaze; Chapter 5: Scandal; Chapter 6: Mending Fences; Chapter 7: Pendulum; Chapter 8: Finale; Chapter 9: Ben; Chapter 10: The World's Greatest Father; Chapter 11: Bolivia; Chapter 12: Phantoms; Chapter 13: Love Is A Choice; Chapter 14: Speech; Chapter 15: The Purge; Chapter 16: Final Dispatches From The Outer Edge Of Limbo; Acknowledgements; Bio.;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.

✦ Subjects

A Novel