Reinhart in Love

by Thomas Berger

The Reinhart Series (2)

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The Pulitzer Prize-nominated author of Little Big Man proves that sometimes war doesn't change a person, but the world he lives in.   Carlo Reinhart returns home from his service in Germany expecting the Ohio he left not too long ago. What he finds instead is new technology, old attitudes, and people he's not sure he can relate to anymore.   As Reinhart stumbles back into life as a civilian, he finds camaraderie in the most unlikely places. A former classmate, Splendor Mainwaring, a man show more too smart for his lot in life as a mechanic, becomes a new and eccentric friend. His boss isn't just the most over-eager real estate agent in town; he's also a seasoned con man. Not even settling down comes easy to the gentle Reinhart. Duping him into marriage, his new wife Genevieve Raven is a force to be reckoned with.   Endlessly surprising, this funny, sharp-edged narrative is Pulitzer Prize-finalist Thomas Berger at his very best. With an over the top cast of characters, it's impossible not to fall in love with the exact people that make Reinhart's life impossible.   "Picture Fielding's Tom Jones in a 20th century landscape and you'll have some idea of Reinhart in Love." --The New York Times show less

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Thomas Berger was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 20, 1924. During World War II, he enlisted in the Army and served in England and Germany as part of the Medical Corps. He received a baccalaureate degree with honors from the University of Cincinnati in 1948 and pursued graduate work in English at Columbia University until 1951. He worked as a show more librarian at the Tamiment Institute and Library in New York and as a summary writer for The New York Times Index. His first novel, Crazy in Berlin, was published in 1958. He wrote numerous books during his lifetime including Killing Time, Who Is Teddy Villanova?, Adventures of the Artificial Woman, Sneaky People, The Houseguest, Meeting Evil, Suspects, Best Friends, and The Feud. Several of his novels were adapted into films including Little Big Man starring Dustin Hoffman and Neighbors starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. He died on July 13, 2014 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Original publication date
1962
People/Characters
Carlo Reinhart
Original language
English

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Genres
Fiction and Literature, General Fiction
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
LCC
PS3552 .E719 .R38Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-

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