The Fermata

Paperback, 320 pages

English language

Published Jan. 24, 1995 by Vintage.

ISBN:
978-0-679-75933-1
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Nicholson Baker's new novel is the story of Arno Strine, a temporary typist, who has perfected the knack of stopping time in its tracks and taking women's clothes off.

He is hard at work on his autobiography, The Fermata, which proves in the telling to be a very provocative and altogether morally confused piece of work.

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I am somewhat ashamed of enjoying this book so much, but the writing is so good. It is erotic (pornographic even), and I felt dirty reading it because it seems to objectify women. The fact that there are women who like this book makes me feel a little better about liking it.

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