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The Lover's Dictionary: A Novel
The Lover's Dictionary A Novel
Author: David Levithan
A sweet and touching modern love story, told through dictionary entries — basis, n. — There has to be a moment at the beginning when you wonder whether you?re in love with the person or in love with the feeling of love itself. — If the moment doesn?t pass, that?s it—you?re done. And if the moment does pass, it never goe...  more »How does one talk about love? Do we even have the right words to describe something that can be both utterly mundane and completely transcendent, pulling us out of our everyday lives and making us feel a part of something greater than ourselves? Taking a unique approach to this problem, the nameless narrator of David Levithan?s The Lover?s Dictionary has constructed the story of his relationship as a dictionary. Through these short entries, he provides an intimate window into the great events and quotidian trifles of being within a couple, giving us an indelible and deeply moving portrait of love in our time.
ISBN-13: 9780374193683
ISBN-10: 0374193681
Publication Date: 1/18/2011
Pages: 240
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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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