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Horace Afoot - (Vintage Contemporaries) by Frederick Reuss (Paperback)
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- Fiction "Quietly entertaining, thought-filled. . . .
- About the Author: Frederick Reuss is the author of Horace Afoot, Henry of Atlantic City, and The Wasties.
- 288 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
- Series Name: Vintage Contemporaries
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Quintas Horatius Flaccas (or Horace) garners a reputation as the town wacko, after he takes the name of the Roman poet to entertain himself by telephoning strangers to ask them obscure questions.Book Synopsis
Fiction "Quietly entertaining, thought-filled. . . . The narrative voice isparticularly congenial--cool and unflappable, often humorous."
--Washington Post Book World Not since The Moviegoer has a first novel limned the human condition with such originality and subtle insight. A small-town iconoclast who is at once deeply principled and occasionally as absurd as the world he rebels against, Quintus Horatius Flaccus (or Horace) has assumed the name of a Roman poet and has forsworn automobiles, and entertains himself by telephoning strangers to ask them what love is or what they think of St. Bernards. His neighbors in the Midwestern town of Oblivion consider him wacko. This suits Horace just fine, since all he wants in life is "the serenity of not caring." But people are conspiring to make Horace care about them. There's the dying librarian who finds Horace's morbid curiosity oddly bracing. There's the mysterious woman whom Horace rescues, only to become obsessed with her identity. And as Horace finds himself drawn into their affairs, Horace Afoot depicts the unruly dialogue of his mind and heart with sly wit and splendid generosity of feeling. "Delights continuously with its humor, originality and . . . unfolding personalities." --Rocky Mountain News
About the Author
Frederick Reuss is the author of Horace Afoot, Henry of Atlantic City, and The Wasties. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and two daughters.Additional product information and recommendations
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