Ray in reverse
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
2000 - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C, North Carolina
Language
English
Word Count
56,250 words, Guess
Page Count
225 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL59823M
- ISBN-101565122607
- OCLC Control Number43050216
- OCLC Control Numberrayinreverse00wall
- Library of Congress Control Number99088844
and 2 more
- LibraryThing1725990
- Goodreads1028293
Classifications
- DDC813/.54
- LCCPS3573.A4256348 R39 2000
Description
"Sitting in Last Words group where everyone is recounting their last words on earth, Ray is embarrassed. He didn't declare his love. He didn't say anything symbolic. He didn't reveal his benevolence or goodwill. In fact, he didn't even finish his sentence. His words didn't measure up, and now he can't seem to get them out of his head.". "Now, in Heaven, he has time to reflect on his short life of fifty years. This is the darkly humorous story of that life, told backward. We see Ray Williams in his life's most crucial moments - his moments of infidelity, his premature proposal of marriage, his sexual confusion, the dog he accidentally killed, the penny he had to have, and the baby he unwittingly saved. Ray is Everyman at his very best and at his absolute worst - and is none too clear about when he's being either one. Beginning at death and ending at age ten, Wallace's novel leads us back to Ray in his innocence - achieving, against all odds, a happy ending."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
Genres
- Fiction.
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