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The Mezzanine

Paperback • 2011 • English • 2. edition

The Mezzanine

By Nicholson Baker

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About the book

GENERAL & LITERARY FICTION. The Mezzanine is the story of one man's lunch hour. It addresses the big questions of corporate life, like: Why does one shoelace always wear out before the other? Whose genius lies behind the folding spout on the milk carton? Whatever happened to the paper drinking-straw? Nicholson Baker's hilarious debut novel documents the thoughts of an office worker as he day-dreams on the escalator, on his way to buy shoe-laces. Sparklingly original, intelligent and digressive, ...Show more

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Classic fiction: general and literary

Book details

ISBN

9781847083487

Publisher

Granta Books

Published year

2011

Language

English

Edition

2

Original title

The Mezzanine

Format

Paperback

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