He is the author of six previous works of fiction, including believers, harmony of the world and through the safety net. Learn more about the feast of love in the southeastern libraries cooperating digital collection. A film version of the book, starring morgan freeman, fred ward and greg kinnear and directed by robert benton, was released in 2007. Publication date 2000 topics community life fiction, ann arbor mich. The feast of love is a sumptuous work of fiction about the thing.
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The feast of love is a little like a multicourse meal, with a tongueincheek appetizer to get you going immediately. The first edition of the novel was published in 2000, and was written by charles baxter. The art of series, edited by charles baxter, is a new series of brief books. In charles baxters novel, a man and his first wife relate conflicting accounts of their marriage.
Charles baxter lives in ann arbor, michigan, and teaches at the university of michigan. The writer is working on his latest novel, and bradley has some ideas on how to best tell a story about love. Fifty north american stories since 1970, and burning down the house. Charles baxter is the author of the novels the feast of love nominated for the national book award, the soul thief, saul and patsy, shadow play, and first light, and the story collections gryphon, believers, a relative stranger, through the safety. The feast of love is a sumptuous work of fiction about the thing that most distracts and delights us. National book award finalist from one of our most gifted writers chicago tribune, here is a superb new novel that delicately unearths the myriad manifestations of extraordinary love between ordinary people. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the feast of love.
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He paints abstract art and his dog is named after him. The film, based on the 2000 novel the feast of love by charles baxter, was first released on september 28, 2007, in the united states. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 320 pages and is available in paperback format. The feast of love by charles baxter, paperback barnes. His works of fiction include believers, the feast of love nominated for the national book award, saul and patsy, and through the safety net.
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