Isbn: 9780375700125 - as she climbed across the table: a novel (vintage contemporaries) (13 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.          Anna Karenina left her husband for a dashing officer. Lady Chatterley left hers for the gamekeeper. Now Alice Coombs has her boyfriend for nothing . nothing at all.  Just how that should have come to pass and what Philip Engstrand, Alice's spurned boyfriend, can do about it is the premise for this vertiginous speculative romance by the acclaimed author of Gun, with Occasional Music.          Alice Coombs is a particle physicist, and she and her colleagues have created a void, a hole in the universe, that they have taken to calling Lack. But Lack is a nullity with taste--tastes; it absorbs a pomegranate, light bulbs, an argyle sock; it disdains a bow tie, an ice ax, and a scrambled duck egg. To Alice, this selectivity translates as an irresistible personality. To Philip, it makes Lack an unbeatable rival, for how can he win Alice back from something that has no flaws--because it has no qualities? Ingenious, hilarious, and genuinely mind-expanding, As She Climbed Across the Table is the best boy-meets-girl-meets-void story ever written.&nbsp.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good.          Anna Karenina left her husband for a dashing officer. Lady Chatterley left hers for the gamekeeper. Now Alice Coombs has her boyfriend for nothing . nothing at all.  Just how that should have come to pass and what Philip Engstrand, Alice's spurned boyfriend, can do about it is the premise for this vertiginous speculative romance by the acclaimed author of Gun, with Occasional Music.          Alice Coombs is a particle physicist, and she and her colleagues have created a void, a hole in the universe, that they have taken to calling Lack. But Lack is a nullity with taste--tastes; it absorbs a pomegranate, light bulbs, an argyle sock; it disdains a bow tie, an ice ax, and a scrambled duck egg. To Alice, this selectivity translates as an irresistible personality. To Philip, it makes Lack an unbeatable rival, for how can he win Alice back from something that has no flaws--because it has no qualities? Ingenious, hilarious, and genuinely mind-expanding, As She Climbed Across the Table is the best boy-meets-girl-meets-void story ever written.&nbsp.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Reprint. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. With remainder mark. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 212 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An einer Universität irgendwo in Amerika schlägt der Versuch fehl, den Urknall zu reproduzieren, statt dessen bleibt über dem Experimentiertisch ein undefinierbares Nichts zurück. Das von den Wissenschaftlern liebevoll auf den Namen 'Leck' getaufte Vakuum entwickelt überraschend selektive Fähigkeiten: So verschluckt es in den folgenden Untersuchungen teilnahmslos Granatäpfel, Sockenpaare und Pistazieneis, verschmäht aber beispielsweise hartgekochte Eier.Für die Leiterin des Projekts, Alice Coombs, macht diese selektive Wahrnehmung Leck zu einer unwiderstehlichen Persönlichkeit. Sie verliebt sich in das ungewisse Etwas und riskiert ihre Beziehung zu dem Universitätsprofessor Philip Engstrand. Als es schließlich sogar so weit kommt, daß Alice aus der gemeinsamen Wohnung auszieht, um Tag und Nacht bei ihrer neuen Liebe im Labor zu verbringen, befindet sich Philip in einer sowohl peinlichen als auch scheinbar ausweglosen Situation: Was kann ein normaler Mann diesem nichtexisten ten, körperlosen Rivalen entgegensetzen In der grotesken Lovestory 'Als sie über den Tisch kletterte' beleuchtet Jonathan Lethem die komischen und kosmischen Aspekte der Liebe. Die Sprache der Physik wird zur Sprache der Liebe, der Leser selbst gerät bei der Lektüre gewissermaßen in den Sog des schwarzen Loches: das 'Leck' im Buch verschlingt auch ihn.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. Alice Coombs ist die Leiterin eines wissenschaftlichen Projekts, in dem versucht wird, den Urknall zu reproduzieren. Das Experiment scheitert, zurueck bleibt ein undefinierbares Vakuum, das Alice durch sein geheimnisvolles Verhalten in seinen Bann zieht. Die.