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Big fish: a novel of mythic proportions
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Published:
Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1998.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Desc:
180 pages ; 19 cm
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Now that his father is dying, William Bloom realizes he hardly knows him, but the father is more interested in evading his questions than answering them. So Bloom reconstructs his father's life with a series of heroic tales and in the process gets to know him.

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English
ISBN:
1565122178, 9781565122178, 0142004278, 9780142004272, 0140282777, 9780140282771, 9781616201647, 1616201649

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Now that his father is dying, William Bloom realizes he hardly knows him, but the father is more interested in evading his questions than answering them. So Bloom reconstructs his father's life with a series of heroic tales and in the process gets to know him.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Wallace, D. (1998). Big fish: a novel of mythic proportions. Chapel Hill, N.C., Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Wallace, Daniel, 1959-. 1998. Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions. Chapel Hill, N.C., Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Wallace, Daniel, 1959-, Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions. Chapel Hill, N.C., Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1998.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Wallace, Daniel. Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions. Chapel Hill, N.C., Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1998.

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