A Calling for Charlie Barnes

Name: A Calling for Charlie Barnes
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SKU: 9780241972953
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By Joshua Ferris

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Summary

A Calling for Charlie Barnes by Joshua Ferris is a poignant and satirical exploration of life, family, and the pursuit of the American dream. The story follows Charlie Barnes, a man who has faced numerous personal and professional failures, as he endeavours to turn his life around after receiving unexpected news. Blending humour with introspection, the novel examines themes of ambition, resilience, and redemption.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate stories centred around complex family dynamics and the bittersweet journey of self-discovery. With its rich character development and touches of humour, it's a gripping exploration of one man's quest for redemption and meaning in a world full of unexpected twists.

A Calling for Charlie Barnes

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From the Booker-shortlisted author comes a poignant novel about fathers, sons and the embers of the American dream.

A Calling for Charlie Barnes introduces Charlie Barnes, a mid-century man devoted to his newspaper and his landline. But Charlie is about to get dragged into our troubled age by his storyteller son, who has a different idea of him than he has of himself.

Then there are his other children, his ex-wives, present wife, business clients, friends and acquaintances, all of whom have their competing opinions of Charlie.

A striver, romantic, and thoroughgoing capitalist, he's blindsided by the Great Recession and a dose of bad news. Rethinking his entire life, he starts to wonder: what makes a man real? What makes him good? And how does the story we tell about ourselves line up with the lives that we actually live?

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A Calling for Charlie Barnes by Joshua Ferris is praised as both a hilarious and poignant exploration of the American Dream's complexities, often focusing on family and personal aspirations. Reviewers highlight its blend of humour and emotional depth, noting its inventive narrative structure and metafictional elements. The novel is admired for its ability to be both funny and moving, providing insight into personal and national crises with intelligence and compassion.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241972953

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 March 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 245g

Pages: 352

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Fiction General Fiction Health & Wellness Humour Joshua Ferris Literary Fiction Penguin Books Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Joshua Ferris was born in Illinois in 1974. He is the author of four novels and one collection of short stories. His debut, Then We Came to the End, won the PEN/Hemingway award and was shortlisted for the National Book Award and his most recent novel, To Rise Again at A Decent Hour, was nominated for the Booker Prize and won the Dylan Thomas Prize. He lives in upstate New York.