Indians on vacation : a novel /

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Author / Creator:King, Thomas, 1943- author.
Edition:First edition.
Imprint:Toronto, Ontario, Canada : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, [2020]
Description:286 pages ; 24 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12408031
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ISBN:9781443460545
1443460540
Notes:Issued also in electronic format.
Summary:"Meet Bird and Mimi. The brilliant new novel from one of Canada's foremost authors. Inspired by a handful of old postcards, sent by Uncle Lenny nearly a hundred years before, Bird and Mimi attempt to trace the steps of Mimi's long-lost uncle and the family medicine bundle he took with him to Europe. By turns witty, sly and poignant, this is the unforgettable tale of one couple's holiday trip to Prague. The often grumpy Bird and optimistic Mimi and their wanderings through the European capitals reveal a complicated history, both personal and political."--
Other form:Online version: King, Thomas, 1943- Indians on vacation. Toronto, Ontario, Canada : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2020 1443460567 9781443460569
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A #1 Indie bestseller and a Canadian bestseller for 22 weeks, the brilliant latest novel from one of Canada's foremost authors

Inspired by a handful of postcards sent nearly a hundred years ago, Bird and Mimi attempt to trace long-lost uncle Leroy and the family medicine bundle he took with him to Europe.

"I'm sweaty and sticky. My ears are still popping from the descent into Vaclav Havel. My sinuses ache. My stomach is upset. My mouth is a sewer. I roll over and bury my face in a pillow. Mimi snuggles down beside me with no regard for my distress.

'My god,' she whispers, 'can it get any better?'"

By turns witty, sly and poignant, this is the unforgettable tale of one couple's holiday in Europe, where their wanderings through its famous capitals reveal a complicated history, both personal and political.

Physical Description:286 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:9781443460545
1443460540