The essence of Nathan Biddle : a novel
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Austin, Texas : Greenleaf, 2021.
Edition
First edition.
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427 pages ; 24 cm.
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Published
Austin, Texas : Greenleaf, 2021.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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"Protagonist Kit Biddle is a rising prep school senior who finds himself tangled in a web of spiritual quandaries and intellectual absurdities. Kit’s angst is compounded by a unique psychological burden he is forced to carry: his intelligent but unstable Uncle Nat has committed an unspeakable act on what, according to the Uncle’s deranged account, were direct orders from God. The tragedy haunting his family follows Kit like a dark and foreboding cloud, exacerbating his already compulsive struggle with existential questions about the meaning of his life. When the brilliant, perhaps phantasmic, Anna dismisses him, Kit quickly spirals into despair and self-destruction. But when his irrational decision to steal a maintenance truck and speed aimlessly down the highway ends in a horrific accident and months of both physical and emotional convalescence, Kit is forced to examine his perceptions of his life and his version of reality. In this exquisite bildungsroman, calamity leads to fresh perspectives and new perceptions: it focuses Kit’s mind and forces him to confront the issues that plague him. Readers will empathize—and celebrate—as the darkness lifts and Kit comes to terms with the necessity of engagement with life’s pain, pleasure . . . and absurdity." -- Amazon.com.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lewis, J. W. (2021). The essence of Nathan Biddle: a novel (First edition.). Greenleaf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lewis, James William. 2021. The Essence of Nathan Biddle: A Novel. Greenleaf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lewis, James William. The Essence of Nathan Biddle: A Novel Greenleaf, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lewis, James William. The Essence of Nathan Biddle: A Novel First edition., Greenleaf, 2021.
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