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The First Bad Man

by Miranda July
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Eccentric love story.

"The First Bad Man" is a peculiar and eccentric novel that tells the story of Cheryl and Clee, two vastly different people who are brought together in unexpected ways. It is a heartwarming story that explores the depths of love and the ways that it can transform us. Miranda July's unique writing style captures the essence of her characters in a way that is both humorous and insightful, making it a must-read for anyone who enjoys an unconventional love story.

  • The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Nominee for Longlist (2015)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The First Bad Man

by Miranda July
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ISBN: 9781439172568
Authors: Miranda July
Publisher: Scribner
Date of Publication: 2015-01-13
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: LGBT, Queer
Goodreads rating: 3.64
(rated by 28388 readers)

Description

From the acclaimed filmmaker, artist, and bestselling author of No One Belongs Here More Than You, a spectacular debut novel that is so heartbreaking, so dirty, so tender, so funny--so Miranda July--readers will be blown away. Here is Cheryl, a tightly-wound, vulnerable woman who lives alone, with a perpetual lump in her throat. She is haunted by a baby boy she met when she was six, who sometimes recurs as other people's babies. Cheryl is also obsessed with Phillip, a philandering board member at the women's self-defense non-profit where she works. She believes they've been making love for many lifetimes, though they have yet to consummate in this one. When Cheryl's bosses ask if their twenty-one-year-old daughter Clee can move into her house for a little while, Cheryl's eccentrically-ordered world explodes. And yet it is Clee--the selfish, cruel blond bombshell--who bullies Cheryl into reality and, unexpectedly, provides her the love of a lifetime. Tender, gripping, slyly hilarious, infused with raging sexual fantasies and fierce maternal love, Miranda July's first novel confirms her as a spectacularly original, iconic and important voice today, and a writer for all time. The First Bad Man is dazzling, disorienting, and unforgettable.
 

Eccentric love story.

"The First Bad Man" is a peculiar and eccentric novel that tells the story of Cheryl and Clee, two vastly different people who are brought together in unexpected ways. It is a heartwarming story that explores the depths of love and the ways that it can transform us. Miranda July's unique writing style captures the essence of her characters in a way that is both humorous and insightful, making it a must-read for anyone who enjoys an unconventional love story.

  • The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Nominee for Longlist (2015)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.