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The English Major
The English Major
Author: Jim Harrison
"It used to be Cliff and Vivian and now it isn't." — With these words, Jim Harrison begins a riotous, moving novel that sends a sixty-something man, divorced and robbed of his farm by a late-blooming real estate shark of an ex-wife, on a road trip across America. Cliff is armed with a childhood puzzle of the United States ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780802144140
ISBN-10: 0802144144
Publication Date: 10/1/2009
Pages: 272
Edition: First Trade Paper Ed
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 16 ratings
Publisher: Grove Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 2
After literally "losing the farm" after a divorce, our 60-year-old narrator starts off on a meandering road trip with the vague goal of renaming the states (and state birds). Along the way he encounters unexpected sexual activity--and lots of introspection. This is not an action-packed novel, but it's fun to go along for the drive!
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Follow the journey of a man who is starting a new part of his life. After living his life as a college professor, then a farmer, Cliff is confronted with another life changing event. Enjoy his trip across the country and the adventures that unfold.
The book is well written and the narrator is fantastic. Very enjoyable.
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Harrison at his ribald, irreverent best. I think I would have liked this book whenever I read it, but being now "of a certain age" loved it.


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