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Accident
by Nicholas Mosley
ISBN: 0916583112
ISBN-13: 9780916583118
Format: Paperback
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Summary
This novel, set in Oxford and its surroundings, is a study of the games academics play with themselves, their wives, and their students. Central to the book and the reason for its title is the reflections of one of the central characters, philosoper-don Stephen, on what constitutes an "Accident." Written in an intensely poetic prose, the "Accident" is a profound meditation on marriage and infidelity, the relation between art and experience, and imagination and action. A harsh, but brilliant, portrait of life at the heights of British academe.
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"[This is] a most brilliant and singular piece of work." -- Harold Pinter
"A most brilliant and singular piece of work." -- Harold Pinter
"[T]he texture of the writing itself is deliberately simple; the complexity arises from the way in which the parts are put together....[There is] unusual and paradoxical combination of a highly sophisticated, determinedly 'contemporary' and sympathetic awareness of atheistic despair, something that is much in the air nowadays, with an evidently well developed, even doctrinal, Christianity."
-- Times Literary Supplement
"He writes, as few can, of the pain and purpose of marriage."
-- Sunday Times (London)
"[Mosley] uses sentences like stepping-stones: the gaps between them may seem incredibly wise at first glance, but you can always get to the other side." -- Adrian Mitchell
-- New Statesman
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Pr
Published date: 1991
Edition: 2nd edition
Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches
Weight: 0.6 pounds
Publisher's Notes
A brilliantly conceived college novel about marriage and infidelity as well as the relation between writing and existence, imagination and action. It is a study of game academics play both with their students and with themselves.
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Mosley, Nicholas
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: Dalkey Archive Press, 1991. Soiled front wrap, clean inside.. ISBN: 0916583112. First Edition. Soft Back. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Mosley, Nicholas
Dalkey Archive Press. PAPERBACK. 0916583112 New unread book in stock and on sale - some books may have remainder mark. We often have multiple copies per title - and have over 20,000 discounted titles available. Symposium Books is an Independent Bookstore with locations near Boston University and Brown University & RISD. We are dedicated to providing our customers with the widest selection of scholarly, literary and quality art books. Expedited shipping is available, and we include free delivery confirmation. Reliable customer service, and a no hassle return policy. . Fine. ( more information)
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Mosley, Nicholas
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: Dalkey Archive Pr, 1991. 198pp. Corners & ends of spine lightly chipped.. Paperback. VG. ( more information)
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Mosley, Nicholas
Dalkey Archive Press, 1985-11-28. Soft Cover. Good. ( more information)
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Accident (Qty: 3)
Nicholas Mosley
Dalkey Archive Press, 01-Nov-1985. Paperback. NEW. Brand new item. Over 4 million customers served. Order now. Selling online since 1995. Few left in stock - order soon. Code: U20081103015643G ( more information)
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Accident
Mosley, Nicholas; Weisenburger, Steven (Afterword)
Dalkey Archive Press, 2006. Paperback. New. Near fine in slightly rubbed publisher's decorated wrappers. Available in our UK premises for prompt dispatch worldwide. ( more information)
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Accident
Nicholas Mosley
Elmwood Park: Dalkey Archive Press, 1985.. Wraps, 8vo, 198 pages; with an afterword by Steven Weisenburger. A novel with Oxford University as its setting. First thus. Very good condition (slight cover soil).. ISBN: 0916583112. Soft cover. ( more information)
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Nicholas Mosley
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