The Marriage Plot

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Post-collegiate love triangle meets literary tradition.

"The Marriage Plot" is perfect for anyone who's been caught in the tumultuous crossroads of young adulthood, where love and study collide. Eugenides' ability to craft relatable, nuanced characters will resonate with anyone who has wrestled with finding their place in the world after the structure of college fades. His prose brings a literary richness to the familiar journey of self-discovery and romance.

  • Indies Choice Book Award for Adult Fiction (2012)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (2011)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2012)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2011)
  • Grand prix de l'héroïne Madame Figaro for Roman étranger (2013)
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 Marriage Plot

Regular price $11.90
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ISBN: 9780007441303
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Date of Publication: 2012-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Romance
Goodreads rating: 3.47
(rated by 120552 readers)

Description

In the spring of her final year, Madeleine Hanna has enrolled in a semiotics course 'to see what all the fuss is about'. She falls in love with Leonard Bankhead - charismatic loner and college Darwinist - who introduces her to the ecstasies of immediate experience. Then Mitchell Grammaticus resurfaces, and wants her to be his wife.
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Post-collegiate love triangle meets literary tradition.

"The Marriage Plot" is perfect for anyone who's been caught in the tumultuous crossroads of young adulthood, where love and study collide. Eugenides' ability to craft relatable, nuanced characters will resonate with anyone who has wrestled with finding their place in the world after the structure of college fades. His prose brings a literary richness to the familiar journey of self-discovery and romance.

  • Indies Choice Book Award for Adult Fiction (2012)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (2011)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2012)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2011)
  • Grand prix de l'héroïne Madame Figaro for Roman étranger (2013)
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.