The Conversions Paperback / softback
by Harry Mathews, Harry Matthews
Part of the American Literature series
Paperback / softback
Description
At a dinner party hosted by a wealthy New Yorker, a guest receives a gold adze, the coveted prize in a worm race.
When the man dies the next day, he bequeaths, according to a stipulation in his will, the bulk of his fortune to the adze's possessor, provided he answer three mysterious questions relating to the artifact's history.
In his search the owner encounters a menagerie of eccentric personalities: an ancient revolutionary in a Parisian prison, a ludicrous pair of gibberish-speaking brothers, and customs officials who spend their time reading contraband materials.
He soon finds himself immersed in the centuries-long history of a persecuted religious sect and in an odyssey that begins in a forgotten fog-covered town in Scotland and ends on the ocean floor off the cost of an uncharted French island.
A wild goose chase through a remarkably unusual world, The Conversions invites both reader and protagonist to participate in a quest for answers to an elusive game.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Dalkey Archive Press
- Publication Date:13/11/1997
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- ISBN:9781564781666
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Dalkey Archive Press
- Publication Date:13/11/1997
- Category:
- ISBN:9781564781666
