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American Purgatorio is about a man loses his wife at a convenience stores and drives across the country to find her.
Picador
February 2006
On Sale: January 24, 2006
264 pages
ISBN: 031242499X
EAN: 9780312424992
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American Purgatorio is the story of a happily married man who discovers, as he walks out of a convenience store, that his wife has suddenly vanished. In cool, precise prose, written as both a detective story and a meditation on the seven deadly sins, Haskell tells a story that ranges from the brownstones of New York City to the sandy beaches of Southern California. The novel follows the journey of a man whose object of desire is both heartbreaking and ephemeral, and confirms John Haskells reputation as one of those rare authors who makes language seem limitless in its possibilities (Los Angeles Times).
 Media BuzzStudio 360 - October 6, 2007
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