Being Invisible (Contemporary American Fiction) - Softcover

Berger, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140108718 ISBN 13: 9780140108712

Publisher: Penguin Books, 1988

Synopsis

Pushed around at work, deserted by his wife, and admonished by his sister, Fred Wagner is feeling practically invisible and wills himself physically invisible, with results both pathetic and hilarious

About this title

About the Author:

Thomas Berger was the author of many novels, including Meeting Evil,���Regiment of Women,���Neighbors, and���The Feud, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. His���Little Big Man���is known throughout the world. He lived in upstate New York and passed away in 2014.

From Library Journal:

Things are not going well for Fred Wagner, a typical Berger victim. His wife has left him, his job as a catalog copywriter is becoming increasingly unsatisfying, and his novel, after six years, has not progressed beyond the opening pages. Wagner discovers, however, that he does have a talenthe can make himself invisibleand the novel recounts his struggle to make the best of this unique gift. But surprisingly, Wagner finds that whether he is trying to bypass a long line, steal from a bank, or avoid his co-workers, invisibility has its drawbacks; rather than improving his situation, each invisible adventure leads to a further mishap. In subject and tone, Berger's novel is similar to Charles Simmons's Powdered Eggs (1964), but it is less innovative in style and narrative technique. Recommended for larger fiction collections. William Gargan, Brooklyn Coll. Lib., CUNY
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About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0140108718
• ISBN 13: 9780140108712
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272