Being There
by Jerzy Kosinski
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Author: Jerzy KosinskiEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-09-20
ISBN: 0802136346
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Grove Press
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I ordered this book a month ago and still do not have it. After contacting the sender, she sent me an email saying she was sorry and that her child had been sick. She promised I would have the book in a day or two. That was last week. I don't have the book and there are only two weeks left to the class I'm taking. Though the purchase was relatively inexpensive ($8.99 including shipping) I feel like I just threw money away on something I won't use. If indeed I ever see it. I can't say if the book is worth getting or not, but I definitely wont use the seller again.
Summary of Being There
A modern classic now available from Grove Press, Being There is one of the most popular and significant works from a writer of international stature. It is the story of Chauncey Gardiner - Chance, an enigmatic but distinguished man who emerges from nowhere to become an heir to the throne of a Wall Street tycoon, a presidential policy adviser, and a media icon. Truly "a man without qualities," Chance's straightforward responses to popular concerns are heralded as visionary. But though everyone is quoting him, no one is sure what he's really saying. And filling in the blanks in his background proves impossible. Being There is a brilliantly satiric look at the unreality of American media culture that is, if anything, more trenchant now than ever.Kosinski, Jerzy Books
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