{"product_id":"deaf-sentence-deaf-sentence-a-novel-9780143116059","title":"Deaf Sentence: Deaf Sentence: A Novel","description":"The subject of enthusiastic and widespread reviews, David Lodge's fourteenth work of fiction displays the humor and shrewd observations that have made him a much-loved icon. Deaf Sentence tells the story of Desmond Bates, a recently retired linguistics professor in his mid-sixties. Vexed by his encroaching deafness and at loose ends in his personal life, Desmond inadvertently gets involved with a seemingly personable young American female student who seeks his support in matters academic and not so academic, who finally threatens to destabilize his life completely with her unpredictable-and wayward-behavior. What emerges is a funny, moving account of one man's effort to come to terms with aging and mortality-a classic meditation on modern middle age that fans of David Lodge will love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Lodge is the author of twelve novels and a novella, including the Booker Prize finalists \u003cb\u003eSmall World\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eNice Work\u003c\/b\u003e. He is also the author of many works of literary criticism, including \u003cb\u003eThe Art of Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eConsciousness and the Novel\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543413723410,"sku":"9780143116059","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_106a2cad-e378-446b-b66c-5a23eb2a21b0.jpg?v=1731508992","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/deaf-sentence-deaf-sentence-a-novel-9780143116059","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}