De Vries, Peter 1910-1993

The blood of the lamb by Peter De Vries ( Book )
28 editions published between 1961 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,401 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of a man who loses his faith in life as a child, when his brother dies, and tries to recover it in manhood when his young daughter's life hangs in the balance

Peckham's marbles by Peter De Vries ( Book )
10 editions published between 1986 and 1990 in English and held by 1,314 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Earl Peckham, frustrated because his novel has sold only three copies, sets out for America's heartland to find the three readers who bought his book

Slouching towards Kalamazoo by Peter De Vries ( Book )
14 editions published between 1983 and 2005 in English and held by 1,245 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Anthony Thrasher is a fifteen-year-old underachiever who simply cannot grasp the mundane realities of the eighth grade. While under the tutelage of his free-spirited teacher Miss Maggie Doubloon (she has the audacity to assign The Scarlet Letter to her class), Tony suddenly finds himself a father. Miss Doubloon leaves town wearing a large "A+" emblazoned on her T-shirt and returns to her hometown of Kalamazoo. Following Maggie and their illegitimate son, Ahab, Tony meet Bubbles Breedlove -- Ahab's buxom, virginal nursemaid -- and falls madly in love with her

The tunnel of love by Peter De Vries ( Book )
33 editions published between 1949 and 1982 in English and held by 1,168 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The life and somewhat disreputable loves of a cartoonist, comically narrated by his friend, an art editor

The tents of wickedness by Peter De Vries ( Book )
22 editions published between 1949 and 1977 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,105 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A reporter attempts to re-educate a young recluse poetess by means of the spirit of nonconformance in the modern novel. Parodies Various literary styles, from Marquand to Kafka

Consenting adults : or, The duchess will be furious : a novel by Peter De Vries ( Book )
7 editions published between 1980 and 1981 in English and held by 997 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The vale of laughter by Peter De Vries ( Book )
11 editions published between 1967 and 1970 in English and held by 969 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Let me count the ways by Peter De Vries ( Book )
14 editions published between 1965 and 1976 in English and held by 945 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Reuben, Reuben by Peter De Vries ( Book )
20 editions published between 1956 and 1984 in English and Undetermined and held by 920 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Mackerel Plaza by Peter De Vries ( Book )
27 editions published between 1958 and 1989 in English and held by 917 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The amorous and pastoral problems of a very liberal minister. Satirical, light comedy