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      Deaf Sentence

      by David Lodge
      Published
      Jul 2008
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      The subject of enthusiastic and widespread reviews, David Lodge's fourteenth work of fiction displays the humor and shrewd observations that have made him a much-loved icon. Deaf Sentence tells the story of Desmond Bates, a recently retired linguistics professor in his mid-sixties. Vexed by his encroaching deafness and at loose ends in his personal life, Desmond inadvertently gets involved with a seemingly personable young American female student who seeks his support in matters academic and not so academic, who finally threatens to destabilize his life completely with her unpredictable-and wayward-behavior. What emerges is a funny, moving account of one man's effort to come to terms with aging and mortality-a classic meditation on modern middle age that fans of David Lodge will love.

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      Feb 2009 Random House ISBN13 9781846551680 ISBN10 1846551684
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      Jun 2009 Penguin (UK) ISBN13 9780141035703 ISBN10 0141035706
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      Oct 2009 Penguin ISBN13 9780143116059 ISBN10 0143116053
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      First Edition Jul 2008 Random House ISBN13 9781846551673 ISBN10 1846551676
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