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The sixteenth of June, a novel, Maya Lang

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The sixteenth of June, a novel, Maya Lang

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 241)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The sixteenth of June

Medium

electronic resource eBook

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bibliographydictionaries

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Maya Lang

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Leopold Portman, a young IT manager a few years out of college, dreams of settling down in Philly's bucolic suburbs and starting a family with his fiancâee, Nora. A talented singer in mourning for her mother, Nora has abandoned a promising opera career and wonders what her destiny holds. Her best friend, Stephen, Leopold's brother, dithers in his seventh year of graduate school and privately questions Leo and Nora's relationship. On June 16, 2004, the three are brought together-first for a funeral, then for an annual Bloomsday party. As the long-simmering tensions between them come to a head, they are forced to confront the choices of their pasts and their hopes for the future. Clever, lyrical, and often hilarious, The Sixteenth of June is a feat of storytelling and a sharp depiction of modern American family life. It delves into the tensions and allegiances of friendships, the murky uncertainty of early adulthood, and the yearning to belong. This novel offers a nod to James Joyce's celebrated classic, Ulysses, and it is about the secrets we keep and the lengths we'll go to for acceptance and love

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16th of June, a novel

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