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U and I: A True Story
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U and I: A True Story Paperback - 1992

by Nicholson Baker

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Baker, one of the most engaging and highly praised examiners of the microscopic matter of daily life (The Mezzanine, Room Temperature), finally takes on a subject his own size--fellow novelist and omnipresent influence John Updike. "Willfully outrageous and often very funny".--The New York Times.

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Nicholson Baker has published five novels–The Mezzanine, Room Temperature, Vox, The Fermata, and The Everlasting Story of Nory–and two works of nonfiction, U and I and The Size of Thoughts. He lives with his wife and two children in Maine.

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Baker muses on the creative process via his obsession with John Updike.

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  • Title U and I: A True Story
  • Author Nicholson Baker
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Vintage, New York
  • Publication date 1992-02-04
  • ISBN 9780679735755 / 0679735755
  • Weight 0.48 lbs (0.22 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.17 x 0.53 in (20.32 x 13.13 x 1.35 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
  • Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Library of Congress subjects Authorship, Authors, American - 20th century
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 91050486
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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  • Publishers Weekly, 01/27/1992, Page 0

About the author

Nicholson Baker has published five novels-The Mezzanine, Room Temperature, Vox, The Fermata, and The Everlasting Story of Nory-and two works of nonfiction, U and I and The Size of Thoughts. He lives with his wife and two children in Maine.
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