SWALLOW [Paperback]

D. M. Thomas (Author)

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Thomas (The White Hotel) calls this an "improvisational novel." It is set at a fictional Olympiad in Finland, where competitors spontaneously narrate long, intricate tales that are judged for artistic quality. PW gave Swallow sevens and eights, remarking, "The sometimes slight fictions cannot always support the controlling intention, but the ambitious enterprise is refreshingly imaginative, a nimble exercise in literary levitation." December
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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Abacus; n.e. edition (December 10, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0349133867
• ISBN-13: 978-0349133867
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's a Bit Dated but Still Amusing, February 19, 2007

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Lynn Ellingwood "The ESOL Teacher" (Webster, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Swallow (Hardcover)

This book is one of those sprawling, wild ride novels that were popular in the 60s, 70s and early 80s. It mentions sex quite often and has a cynical way about it. It's gifts include a funny, supposed interview with President Reagan and the whole cold war episodes still occuring in the 80s. The Soviet-Afghan War was taking place during the time period of the novel.