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Being There - Jerzy Kosiński
Being There
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Being There is one of the most popular and significant works from a writer of international stature. It is the story of Chauncey Gardiner - Chance, an enigmatic but distinguished man who emerges from nowhere to become an heir to the throne of a Wall Street tycoon, a presidential policy adviser,... show more
Being There is one of the most popular and significant works from a writer of international stature. It is the story of Chauncey Gardiner - Chance, an enigmatic but distinguished man who emerges from nowhere to become an heir to the throne of a Wall Street tycoon, a presidential policy adviser, and a media icon. Truly "a man without qualities," Chance's straightforward res
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Pages no: 118
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics, Novels, Humor, Literature, American, Literary Fiction, 20th Century, Philosophy, Contemporary, Fiction
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Gosh I Wish I was a Good Writer
Gosh I Wish I was a Good Writer rated it
4.5 Clever & Touching
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On my periodic exploration of the classics, I chose Being There on a whim. Not knowing what to expect I was a happily surprised by this lovely, elegantly written short story about a man who was everything to all people without being anything at all. At least that's what I got from it. I felt Being T...
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travelin
travelin rated it
5.0 Being There
text Being There
Then again, is this not just a long version of the propinquity effect, as described, it's said, in a short story about Doby Gillis? Aren't social networks a pale, frustrating and addictive replacement for simply being there?
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La Mala *the mean girl*
La Mala *the mean girl* rated it
5.0 Being There
text Being There
Por mucho que ame al gran Peter Sellers desde que tengo memoria, voy a admitir que el libro es muchísimo mejor que la pelicula protagonizada por él.Sencillo y desopilante. Raras veces carcajeo leyendo un libro pero este me gano completamente. Bien escrito, original y, a pesar de lo bizarro de la his...
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