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- Caitlin Macy's remarkable first novel is an evocation of a time and a place in which those things that were always so dependable--money, class, family--are threatened on all sides.
- About the Author: Caitlin Macy graduated from Yale and received her MFA in creative writing from Columbia.
- 304 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
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About the Book
Narrated by George Lenhart, scion of a family that lost its fortune but not its good name, "The Fundamentals of Play" follows five friends from prep school as they enter adult life in New York City in the aimless early nineties.Book Synopsis
Caitlin Macy's remarkable first novel is an evocation of a time and a place in which those things that were always so dependable--money, class, family--are threatened on all sides. Narrated by George Lenhart, scion of a family who lost their fortune but not their good name, The Fundamentals of Play follows five friends from prep school as they enter adult life in New York City in the aimless, early nineties, before the internet explosion. They work entry-level jobs at investment banks, spend weekends in the Hamptons. At their center is the fickle, elusive Kate Goodenow. Everyone is in love with Kate and only George understands her heart was captured long ago, and for good. Hailed as a Great Gatsby for the end of the twentieth century--The Fundamentals of Play introduces a brilliant new Lost Generation longing to live careless lives, while the situations around them are increasingly fraught with importance--and the world threatens to leave them behind.Review Quotes
"A marvel-a thrillingly intelligent, witty and tragic look at love and class in Manhattan."-Newsweek "Brilliantly portrays the onset of a new age and its ideals.... Realistic both in its vibrancy and loneliness."-Chicago Tribune
"Macy [is] an ambitious and graceful writer...her eye for the sparks that fly when her honed and not so honed sensibilities rub together is nearly unerring."-The New Yorker
About the Author
Caitlin Macy graduated from Yale and received her MFA in creative writing from Columbia. She has been published in The New York Times Magazine and Slate. She lives in New York City.Dimensions (Overall): 8.01 Inches (H) x 5.25 Inches (W) x .66 Inches (D)
Weight: .53 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 304
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Author: Caitlin Macy
Language: English
Street Date: July 17, 2001
TCIN: 1001555144
UPC: 9780385721127
Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-2706
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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