Pasmore
by Storey, David
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0582105293
- ISBN 13
- 9780582105294
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Comments: There is one small defect on back board.
Synopsis: A teacher oppressed by the futility of everyday life embarks on a dark affair in this extraordinary novel that won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
In his dreams, Colin Pasmore runs an endless race. No matter how hard he pumps his legs, he loses—and not just to other runners, but to every "dullard and idler" in England. Every morning, he wakes up screaming in terror. His life should be joyful; he has a lovely wife, healthy children, and a comfortable job. But as he approaches thirty, Pasmore feels the walls closing in. He must find a way out before ordinary existence suffocates him.
In a desperate attempt to escape his routine, Pasmore rents a small room in London, intending to use it for an affair. But adultery does nothing to lessen his burden. As misery threatens to consume his soul, Pasmore will ask himself if any life—even a happy one—is worth living.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Encanto Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10839
- Title
- Pasmore
- Author
- Storey, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0582105293
- ISBN 13
- 9780582105294
- Publisher
- Longmans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Affair, David Storey, Pasmore, Teacher
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary Fiction;