Pharmakon, or The Story of a Happy Family
By Dirk Wittenborn
By Dirk Wittenborn
Category: Literary Fiction
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Jun 30, 2009 | ISBN 9781101081952
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Praise
“A smart, eccentric coming-of-age story about an entire culture’s maturation process.”
-Janet Maslin, The New York Times
” A rattling good tale . . . Wittenborn describes the mind of a cracked genius with great gusto and inventiveness . . . [Pharmakon‘s] pleasures are many.”
–The New York Times Book Review
“Epically entertaining.”
–Vogue
” John Irving is a benevolent influence on Wittenborn’s work.”
–The Times Literary Supplement
“No one who has ever been part of a family can fail to feel pangs of recognition.”
-Jay McInerney
“A fascinating portrait of a family living on the edge.”
-Richard Price
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