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About Schmidt: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Begley, Louis is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is About Schmidt: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) about?
As he tries to make his life habitable again--after the devastating loss of his wife--retired lawyer Albert Schmidt finds the possibility of regeneration in a new love the old "Schmidtie" would never have dreamt of. Set in the Hamptons and Mahnattan, and laced with black humor, About Schmidt casts a cold, pitiless eye on the eastern seaboard upper class, the last vestiges of once-ascendant WASPs, and the newcomers whose fortunes are rising. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Louis Begley's Memories of a Marriage.
Who reads About Schmidt: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)?
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Begley, Louis
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780307760074
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 4.1 / 5 (81 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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