With Larry's Party Carol Shields has done the same for men. Larry Weller, born in , is an ordinary guy made extraordinary by his creator's perception, irony, and tenderness. Larry's Party gives us, as it were, a CAT scan of his life, in episodes between and , that seamlessly flash backward and forward. We follow this young floral designer through two marriages and divorces, and his interactions Cited by: With Larry’s Party Carol Shields has done the same for men. Larry Weller, born in , is an ordinary guy made extraordinary by his creator’s perception, irony, and tenderness. Larry’s Party gives us, as it were, a CAT scan of his life, in episodes between and , that seamlessly flash backward and forward. We follow this young floral designer through two marriages and divorces, and his interactions Author: Carol Shields. Larry's Party. Larry Weller, born in , is an ordinary guy made extraordinary by his creator's perception, irony and tenderness. Carol Shields gives us, as it were, a CAT scan of his life, in episodes between 19that flash back and forward www.doorway.ru by:
Larry's Party is a novel by Carol Shields.. The novel examines the life of Larry Weller, an "ordinary man made extraordinary" by his unique talent for creating www.doorway.rus' profound insights into human nature transform Larry from an ordinary, average man into a figure of universal humanity. Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction in , 'Larry's Party' is the third book I have read by Carol Shields. I read 'Unless' a couple of years ago but didn't love it, didn't review it and now can't really remember anything about it. However, I really enjoyed The Stone Diaries back in and 'Larry's. Larry Weller is a regular guy, or so Carol Shields has him think. The scene of our first sight of Larry is Winnipeg in , and the 26 year old is pondering the pluses of Harris tweed, still living at home and realizing he's in love with his girlfriend, Dorrie, a flinty car saleswoman.
Following the success of her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Stone Diaries, Shields’s Larry’s Party uncovers the life of Larry Weller, an ordinary, slightly sensitive, topiary maze-builder. Shields' new novel, Larry's Party (Viking Press), takes place over a year period, from to , and stars a man who is Larry by name and Larry by nature. Shields suggests that for every Larry Holmes and Larry Olivier, there are thousands of anonymous men who live under the shade of this most unassuming of names. larry's party by Carol Shields ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, A meticulous coming-of-(middle)-age novel by Pulitzer Prize- winner Shields (The Stone Diaries, , etc.), who seems to have mastered the art of understatement without falling into the bottomless pit of obscurity.
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