The acclaimed screenwriter of Echo Park offers a riveting novel of a man's descent into madness. After a painful divorce, Michael Ventura finds himself at the zoo--hearing voices and seeing into the souls of animals. Through the love of an extraordinary woman, he slowly begins to reconnect with himself and his past.
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The acclaimed screenwriter of Echo Park offers a riveting novel of a man's descent into madness. After a painful divorce, Michael Ventura finds himself at the zoo--hearing voices and seeing into the souls of animals. Through the love of an extraordinary woman, he slowly begins to reconnect with himself and his past.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good + in Very Good jacket. 256 p.; VG+/VG; very clean, solid, apparently unread copy, has sm remainder mark on bottom of text block, unclipped DJ. "A haunting tale of love and reconciliation written by an acclaimed essayist, screen writer and poet." 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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Illustrated by Werner, HONI DJ COVER ART. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 8.6 X 5.8 X 1.0 inches VERY GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD UNCLIPT(S21.00) DUST JACKET, clean, solid, bright; gold titles on DARK RED CLOTH SPINE STRIP....BRIGHT BLUE hardcovers. WHITE ENDPAPERS....BLACK TITLES ON GLOSSY WHITE DUST JACKET with cover showing naked man & woman, iger & giraffe...large red hand..; 256 pages; successful surgeon becomes estranged from his family and friends after his divorce, suffers a mental breakdown, seeks solace at the zoo, and finds reconciliation and recovery through the power of love and imagination.
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Very Good. An Uncorrected Proof in yellow printed wrappers. Creasing to the front cover. Juxtaposing human emotional traumas with the natural tribulations of animals, this meditative tale finds life lessons in a man's struggle with sanity and his efforts to redefine himself. Back cover blurb from Eve Babitz.; 255 pages.
