false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1193915349m/2040612.jpg 2040612 1 <b>Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. </b> Set in New York City and in a Buddhist monastery in rural Vermont, <i>The Understory</i> is both a mystery and a psychological study and reveals that repression and self-expression can be equally destructive. Ex-lawyer Jack Gorse walls off his inner life with elaborate rituals and routines. Threatened with eviction from his longtime apartment and caught off-guard by an attraction to a near stranger, he takes steps that lead to the dramatic dissolution of the existence he's known. "I am amazed and moved by <i>The Understory</i>. It is uniquely tender in its treatment of the isolated mind's quest to keep alive what is most radiant and most fragile in the face of the brutal catastrophe of reality." --Franz Wright, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for <i>Walking to Martha's Vineyard</i> 2045497 18 10 2007 The Understory total:44|5:31|4:6|3:5|2:2| 44 198 89 20 5 4 false false Thu Nov 01 12:30:10 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 17 15:45:57 -0700 2008
The lan...more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 11:25:47 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 11:35:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 29 06:49:12 -0800 2008 Sat May 03 09:05:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 04 10:11:48 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 15:15:11 -0800 2008 This book could have gone wrong in so many different ways, but Erens makes all the right choices.

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Just finished. I recommend this book to anyone. Exquisite writing and compelling story. I will eagerly read more by this author. ]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jul 24 05:36:04 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 01 05:49:08 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 24 05:36:04 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 23:54:03 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 01:22:42 -0700 2008
Great storytelling, a compelling voice, and...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 06 05:37:23 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 06 05:37:23 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 09:17:06 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 01 04:43:19 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 13:37:46 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 09:30:51 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 22:20:57 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 23:21:12 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sat Apr 11 11:20:09 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 09:24:03 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 06:24:28 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 06:30:34 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 12:16:54 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 12:19:50 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Sep 04 09:19:25 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 21:59:23 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jan 07 06:38:48 -0800 2008 Sun May 31 14:29:09 -0700 2009 ]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 11 08:13:22 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 08:30:22 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 15:51:44 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 25 17:59:37 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Jul 26 20:31:29 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 20:32:30 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2040612