Fools

By: Joan Silber

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Paperback | 1 November 2022

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256 Pages

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1.9 x 12.9 x 19.7

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An ingenious examination of belief systems, beginning with some fiercely principled young anarchists in 1920s New York and spinning the dial to take in India, Paris and Occupy Wall Street.

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD

When is it wise to be a fool for something? From New York to India to Paris, from the Catholic Worker movement to Occupy Wall Street, the characters in Joan Silber's dazzling connected stories tackle this question head-on.

Vera, the shy, anarchist daughter of missionary parents, leaves her family for love and activism in New York. A generation later, her doubting daughter insists on the truth of being of two minds, even in marriage. The adulterous son of a Florida hotel owner steals money from his family and departs for Paris, where he finds himself outsmarted in turn. Fools ponders the circle of winners and losers, dupers and duped, and the price we pay for our beliefs, offering readers an unforgettable look at work, faith, love and the eternal quest for personal integrity.

Industry Reviews

'Structurally, the intricacy is skillful; emotionally, it's astounding...Beautiful, intricate and wise' - New York Times Book Review

'Excellent . . . the pleasure of Ms. Silber's overlapping tales is that in all of them characters do something to surprise you.' - Wall Street Journal

'Silber deftly constructs whole, fully realized lives in just a few pages, and her use of first person narratives gives these stories an intimate, confessional feeling, as if you've struck up a conversation with a particularly talkative stranger.' - Boston Globe

'Astonishing for its range, for its sweeping sense of time and place, and most especially for its deep insight into the way small choices can circle out to shape lives, and even human history. This is a beautiful book and an important literary achievement.' - Dan Chaon

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