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The Human Comedy Mass Market Paperback – August 15, 1966

by William Saroyan (Author), Don Freeman (Illustrator)
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The place is Ithaca, in California's San Joaquin Valley. The time is World War II. The family is the Macauley's -- a mother, sister, and three brothers whose struggles and dreams reflect those of America's second-generation immigrants.. In particular, fourteen-year-old Homer, determined to become one of the fastest telegraph messengers in the West, finds himself caught between reality and illusion as delivering his messages of wartime death, love, and money brings him face-to-face with human emotion at its most naked and raw.

Gentle, poignant and richly autobiographical, this delightful novel shows us the boy becoming the man in a world that even in the midst of war, appears sweeter, safer and more livable than out own.

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The place is Ithaca, in California's San Joaquin  Valley. The time is World War II. The family is  the Macauley's -- a mother, sister, and three  brothers whose struggles and dreams reflect those of  America's second-generation immigrants.. In  particular, fourteen-year-old Homer, determined to become  one of the fastest telegraph messengers in the  West, finds himself caught between reality and  illusion as delivering his messages of wartime death,  love, and money brings him face-to-face with human  emotion at its most naked and raw.

Gentle,  poignant and richly autobiographical, this  delightful novel shows us the boy becoming the man in a  world that even in the midst of war, appears  sweeter, safer and more livable than out own.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dell; Reprint edition (August 15, 1966)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0440339332
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0440339335
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 760L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.15 x 0.53 x 6.87 inches
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I should've heeded what others reported: small, almost blurry print. Not an enjoyable book to read. I downloaded the Kindle version and read that instead. If you want to own a copy of this book that you can appreciate... keep looking.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful read!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Book not as described. Disappointing conditionwise. Excellent story.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Book not as described. Disappointing conditionwise. Excellent story.
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When choosing a special cover option, the imagime that appeared was of a green beautiful cover. Unfortunatly what got delivered was no special cover, just a hard cover ( which was also separetly in the option and you did not have to pay extra amount for it. ) The pages are grey and not best printing quality. I got this as a present and it is not the best option for that.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Un livre qui a (très) mal vieilli, malheureusement
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