Deaf Sentence: A Novel
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The subject of enthusiastic and widespread reviews, David Lodge's fourteenth work of fiction displays the humor and shrewd observations that have made him a much-loved icon. Deaf Sentence tells the story of Desmond Bates, a recently retired linguistics professor in his mid-sixties. Vexed by his encroaching deafness and at loose ends in his personal life, Desmond inadvertently gets involved with a seemingly personable young American female student who seeks his support in matters academic and not so academic, who finally threatens to destabilize his life completely with her unpredictable-and wayward-behavior. What emerges is a fu
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Manufacturer: Penguin Books
Release date: 29 September 2009
ISBN-10 : 0143116053 | ISBN-13: 9780143116059
Release date: 29 September 2009
ISBN-10 : 0143116053 | ISBN-13: 9780143116059
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