In the course of this novel about a group of academics in New England, God makes intermittent appearances to report on the future--specifically, on how each of the characters will die. The story revolves around a terminally ill Irish poet named Sean, who invites the group to dinner and tries to get them drunk in the hope of producing some fireworks. The cast of characters includes a professor with whom Sean has had an affair, her philosopher husband, a Ukrainian artist, a former professor who is now a baker, and the cocaine ...
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In the course of this novel about a group of academics in New England, God makes intermittent appearances to report on the future--specifically, on how each of the characters will die. The story revolves around a terminally ill Irish poet named Sean, who invites the group to dinner and tries to get them drunk in the hope of producing some fireworks. The cast of characters includes a professor with whom Sean has had an affair, her philosopher husband, a Ukrainian artist, a former professor who is now a baker, and the cocaine-snorting wife of a famous novelist.
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