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The Human Comedy Rev Edition
Contributor(s): Saroyan, William (Author)

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 ISBN: 0440339332     ISBN-13: 9780440339335
Publisher: Dell
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Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 1966
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Annotation: The place is Ithaca, in California's San Joaquin Valley. The time is World War II. The family is the Macauley's -- a mother, sister, and three brothers whose struggles and dreams reflect those of America's second-generation immigrants.. In particular, fourteen-year-old Homer, determined to become one of the fastest telegraph messengers in the West, finds himself caught between reality and illusion as delivering his messages of wartime death, love, and money brings him face-to-face with human emotion at its most naked and raw.
Gentle, poignant and richly autobiographical, this delightful novel shows us the boy becoming the man in a world that even in the midst of war, appears sweeter, safer and more livable than out own.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical - General
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Coming Of Age
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 00002950
Lexile Measure: 760(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 4.1" W x 6.8" L (0.20 lbs) 192 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1940's
- Geographic Orientation - California
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 16714
Reading Level: 5.8   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 8.0
 
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Publisher Description:
The inspiration for the major motion picture Ithaca, directed by and starring Meg Ryan--with a cast that includes Sam Shepard, Hamish Linklater, Alex Neustaedter, Jack Quaid, and Tom Hanks

The place is Ithaca, in California's San Joaquin Valley. The time is World War II. The family is the Macauley's--a mother, sister, and three brothers whose struggles and dreams reflect those of America's second-generation immigrants. . . . In particular, fourteen-year-old Homer, determined to become one of the fastest telegraph messengers in the West, finds himself caught between reality and illusion as delivering his messages of wartime death, love, and money brings him face-to-face with human emotion at its most naked and raw.

Gentle, poignant and richly autobiographical, this delightful novel shows us the boy becoming the man in a world that even in the midst of war, appears sweeter, safer and more livable than out own.
 
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