The Book of Dave: a novel
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Bloomsbury Pub. :, 2006.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc:
pages cm
Status:
Basalt Fiction
F SEL
Description
One of Will Self's best-loved novels, newly reissued by Grove, The Book of Dave begins when East End cabdriver Dave Rudman's wife takes from him his only son. In response, Dave pens a savage jeremiad against the contemporary world that filters his fearful bigotry through religious mania, with a generous dose of the London cabby's unique knowledge of the sprawling city. Dave buries the book in his ex-wife's Hampstead backyard, intending it for his son, Carl, when he comes of age. Five hundred years later, Dave's book is found by the inhabitants of Ham, a primitive archipelago in post-apocalyptic London, where it becomes a sacred text of biblical proportions and the template for a new civilization. Equal parts dystopian fantasy, religious allegory, detective story, and tribute to the sometimes fraught relations between fathers and sons, The Book of Dave is an ingenious meditation upon the nature of religion and a caustic satire of contemporary life.
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Sep 22, 2021
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Street Date:
0611
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781596911239, 1596911239
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APA Citation (style guide)
Self, W. (2006). The Book of Dave: a novel. 1st U.S. ed. New York, Bloomsbury Pub..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Self, Will. 2006. The Book of Dave: A Novel. New York, Bloomsbury Pub..
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Self, Will, The Book of Dave: A Novel. New York, Bloomsbury Pub., 2006.
MLA Citation (style guide)Self, Will. The Book of Dave: A Novel. 1st U.S. ed. New York, Bloomsbury Pub., 2006.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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