{"product_id":"the-wake-of-the-general-bliss-a-novel-of-world-war-ii-paperback-softback-9780874809275","title":"The Wake of the General Bliss; A Novel of World War II (Paperback \/ softback) 9780874809275","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Wake of the General Bliss\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Novel of World War II\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdward Lueders (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780874809275\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 January 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.318 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mr.   Lueders’s novel develops, like a sonata, from the germ of a beautifully   simple idea into a complete and heart-satisfying work of literary music.\"—Edward Abbey\u003cbr\u003e;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Like any literary performer worth his salt, Mr. Lueders immediately   focuses our attention and assures our personal participation in the ‘General   Bliss’ experience—in this case, through his elegant prose and obvious musical   awareness.\"—Artie Shaw\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSet   aboard a ship carrying troops home from India at the end of World War II,   Edward Lueders’ autobiographical novel opens with the dramatic events that   ensue when the call goes out, 'Man overboard!' As the vessel drifts, engines   stopped, in search of the lost man, the story begins to delve deeper into the   paradox at the center of our lives, as irreducible isolation is juxtaposed   with inevitable coexistence.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe ship becomes a complex metaphor for the thousands of men aboard and, by   extension, for all of us who exist both as individuals and as parts of the   human community. These motifs are developed through the interplay of three   men aboard ship, Staff Sgt. LeRoy Warner, Sgt. Mark Reiter, and Sgt. Stanley   Norman, who entertain troops as a jazz trio. These GI musicians improvise   through solo sections in which each reflects hauntingly on his past and   dreams of his future. As they search for meaning beyond subjectivism, beyond   suffering and randomness, their music is about the possibilities for harmony.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAlthough miscues, counterbeats, and dissonance apparently mock our efforts   to break out of ourselves, sometimes, however fleetingly, everything falls   into place. Then the prose of our lives turns unexpectedly to poetry and we   experience an exhilarating unity.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePREFACE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePRELUDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER ONE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER TWO\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER THREE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eINTERMEZZO\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FOUR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FIVE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER SIX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCODA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Utah Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584723349784,"sku":"9780874809275","price":11.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-wake-of-the-general-bliss-a-novel-of-world-war-ii-paperback-softback-9780874809275","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}