"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
The (ostensible) premise of As She Climbed Across the Table concerns the discovery of a hole in the universe by Professor Alice Coombs, and the effect of the discovery on the campus on which she works. A physicist, Coombs and her department create a hole in the universe--a hole that is defined by its complete lack of tangible qualities. As she and her department explore their discovery, they anthropomorphitise it: Alice comes to ascribe a personality to "Lack"; it is this relationship and the effect it has on Coombs' partner, Philip Engstrand (a sociologist who studies the community of academics around him), that the book revolves around. Told from Engstrand's point of view, it is a fantastic tale told without wonder--think Don DeLillo, especially White Noise, another tale of the everyday absurd set on a college campus--and it's all the richer for it. --Randy Silver
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
£ 2.36
Within U.S.A.
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Brand New Copy. Seller Inventory # BBB_new0375700129
Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. 0.5. Seller Inventory # 0375700129-2-1
Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published 0.5. Seller Inventory # 353-0375700129-new
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0375700129
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Buy for Great customer experience. Seller Inventory # GoldenDragon0375700129
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0375700129
Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover0375700129
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 212 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # 0375700129
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0375700129
Book Description Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.35. Seller Inventory # Q-0375700129