De Vries, Peter 1910-1993
Overview
| Works: | 124 works in 582 publications in 5 languages and 24,189 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Humorous fiction Psychological fiction Short stories Criticism, interpretation, etc Bibliography Drama Comedy films Film adaptations Satire |
| Roles: | Author, Photographer, Director, Honoree, Bibliographic antecedent, Performer, Other |
| Classifications: | PS3507.E8673, 813.52 |
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Most widely held works about
Peter De Vries
- Peter De Vries by J. H Bowden( Book )
- Peter DeVries; a critical essay by Roderick Jellema( Book )
- The comedy of redemption : Christian faith and comic vision in four American novelists by Ralph C Wood( Book )
- Peter De Vries and surrealism by Dan Campion( Book )
- Peter De Vries-a bibliography, 1934-1977 by Edwin T Bowden( Book )
- Reuben, Reuben by Robert Ellis Miller( Visual )
- Three novelists and a community : a study of American novelists with Dutch Calvinist origins by Cornelius John Ter Maat( )
- The lower-case absurd : a study of the novels of Peter DeVries by Joseph M DeRoller( )
- The novels of Peter De Vries : a critical introduction by Jack Kent Boyd( )
- The search for authenticity in the satiric worlds of Nathanael West and Peter De Vries by Nancy Down( )
- Peter De Vries : a bibliography of secondary sources, 1940-1980 by T. A Straayer( Book )
- Peter De Vries : (1910-1993)( )
- Running on the surrealist ticket : the extravagant Peter De Vries by Daniel Ray Campion( )
- The human predicament : a comparison of the comedy of Aristophanes and Peter De Vries by Mary Beverly Wade Spitzer( Book )
- Bowden, Edwin Turner, Jr., papers by Edwin T Bowden( )
- George Dillon Papers by George Dillon( )
- William Meredith papers by William Meredith( )
- Comic structures in the novels of Peter De Vries by T. Jeff Evans( Book )
- Jean Burden Papers by Jean Burden( )
- [Peter De Vries, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]( Visual )
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Most widely held works by
Peter De Vries
The blood of the lamb by
Peter De Vries(
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40 editions published between 1961 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 1,414 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
40 editions published between 1961 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 1,414 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(
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11 editions published between 1986 and 1990 in English and held by 1,183 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published between 1986 and 1990 in English and held by 1,183 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Slouching towards Kalamazoo by
Peter De Vries(
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18 editions published between 1983 and 2005 in English and held by 1,163 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
It is 1963 in an unnamed town in North Dakota, and Anthony Thrasher is languishing for a second year in eighth grade. Prematurely sophisticated, young Anthony spends too much time reading Joyce, Eliot, and Dylan Thomas but not enough time studying the War of 1812 or obtuse triangles. A tutor is hired, and this "modern Hester Prynne" offers Anthony lessons that ultimately free him from eighth grade and situate her on the cusp of the American sexual revolution
18 editions published between 1983 and 2005 in English and held by 1,163 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
It is 1963 in an unnamed town in North Dakota, and Anthony Thrasher is languishing for a second year in eighth grade. Prematurely sophisticated, young Anthony spends too much time reading Joyce, Eliot, and Dylan Thomas but not enough time studying the War of 1812 or obtuse triangles. A tutor is hired, and this "modern Hester Prynne" offers Anthony lessons that ultimately free him from eighth grade and situate her on the cusp of the American sexual revolution
The tents of wickedness by
Peter De Vries(
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25 editions published between 1949 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,045 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
25 editions published between 1949 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,045 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
The tunnel of love by
Peter De Vries(
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37 editions published between 1949 and 2015 in English and held by 952 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The life and somewhat disreputable loves of a cartoonist, comically narrated by his friend, an art editor
37 editions published between 1949 and 2015 in English and held by 952 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The life and somewhat disreputable loves of a cartoonist, comically narrated by his friend, an art editor
The vale of laughter by
Peter De Vries(
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14 editions published between 1967 and 2014 in English and Bengali and held by 925 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A brilliant, fiercely funny novel that ponders the eternal question: is it better to laugh or cry? Joe Sandwich is a clown. Not literally, but what else do you call an eleven-year-old who goes to church to confess his good deeds: & ldquo;I did my homework without being told & rdquo;? A stockbroker who gets seasick watching the market tape and claims the gross national product is & ldquo;deodorants & rdquo;? A father who mows curse words into his lawn and names his son Hamilton because, well, who can resist a Ham Sandwich? Prankster, punster, cut-up, card & mdash;Joe needs to crack wise about everything. Has he figured out the secret to embracing the inherent absurdity of life, or is there some terrible anxiety at the root of his compulsion? Lots of people want to know, including his wife, Naughty, who is anything but; his mistress, Gloria Bunshaft; and her husband, Wally Hines, a humorless professor who specializes is the philosophy of humor. & ldquo;If you look back, & rdquo; says Joe, & ldquo;you turn into a pillar of salt. If you look ahead, you turn into a pillar of society. & rdquo; He prefers to live in the moment, from one gag to the next, but the joke he doesn & rsquo;t see coming may get the biggest laugh of all
14 editions published between 1967 and 2014 in English and Bengali and held by 925 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A brilliant, fiercely funny novel that ponders the eternal question: is it better to laugh or cry? Joe Sandwich is a clown. Not literally, but what else do you call an eleven-year-old who goes to church to confess his good deeds: & ldquo;I did my homework without being told & rdquo;? A stockbroker who gets seasick watching the market tape and claims the gross national product is & ldquo;deodorants & rdquo;? A father who mows curse words into his lawn and names his son Hamilton because, well, who can resist a Ham Sandwich? Prankster, punster, cut-up, card & mdash;Joe needs to crack wise about everything. Has he figured out the secret to embracing the inherent absurdity of life, or is there some terrible anxiety at the root of his compulsion? Lots of people want to know, including his wife, Naughty, who is anything but; his mistress, Gloria Bunshaft; and her husband, Wally Hines, a humorless professor who specializes is the philosophy of humor. & ldquo;If you look back, & rdquo; says Joe, & ldquo;you turn into a pillar of salt. If you look ahead, you turn into a pillar of society. & rdquo; He prefers to live in the moment, from one gag to the next, but the joke he doesn & rsquo;t see coming may get the biggest laugh of all
Consenting adults : or, The duchess will be furious : a novel by
Peter De Vries(
Book
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12 editions published between 1980 and 1981 in English and held by 913 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is the saga of a randy young man (Ted Beacham) and his various romantic pursuits, including a four-way with the effervescent Peppermint Sisters (triplets). --W. David English at Amazon.com
12 editions published between 1980 and 1981 in English and held by 913 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is the saga of a randy young man (Ted Beacham) and his various romantic pursuits, including a four-way with the effervescent Peppermint Sisters (triplets). --W. David English at Amazon.com
Reuben, Reuben by
Peter De Vries(
Book
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28 editions published between 1956 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 907 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This novel was based on the life of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, a compulsive womanizer and alcoholic. In the story a poetic Welsh farmer becomes involved with urban newcomers to his rural New England area and ends up accidentally committing suicide. He is about to remove the noose from his neck when the dog Reuben bounds in and knocks the stool he is standing on from under him. The story was made into a 1983 film
28 editions published between 1956 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 907 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This novel was based on the life of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, a compulsive womanizer and alcoholic. In the story a poetic Welsh farmer becomes involved with urban newcomers to his rural New England area and ends up accidentally committing suicide. He is about to remove the noose from his neck when the dog Reuben bounds in and knocks the stool he is standing on from under him. The story was made into a 1983 film
Let me count the ways by
Peter De Vries(
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20 editions published between 1965 and 2015 in English and held by 894 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The father and son of a Polish-American family narrate their story of life with an overly religious matriarch
20 editions published between 1965 and 2015 in English and held by 894 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The father and son of a Polish-American family narrate their story of life with an overly religious matriarch
The Mackerel Plaza by
Peter De Vries(
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28 editions published between 1958 and 2014 in English and held by 870 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The amorous and pastoral problems of a very liberal minister. Satirical, light comedy
28 editions published between 1958 and 2014 in English and held by 870 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The amorous and pastoral problems of a very liberal minister. Satirical, light comedy
Without a stitch in time; a selection of the best humorous short pieces by
Peter De Vries(
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16 editions published between 1972 and 2015 in English and held by 858 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published between 1972 and 2015 in English and held by 858 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mrs. Wallop by
Peter De Vries(
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16 editions published between 1970 and 1971 in English and Undetermined and held by 821 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published between 1970 and 1971 in English and Undetermined and held by 821 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sauce for the goose by
Peter De Vries(
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10 editions published between 1981 and 1982 in English and held by 807 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Daisy Dobbin sets out to study sexual harassment in business offices, and she and her sister conspirator Effie both fall in love with the same man
10 editions published between 1981 and 1982 in English and held by 807 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Daisy Dobbin sets out to study sexual harassment in business offices, and she and her sister conspirator Effie both fall in love with the same man
Madder music by
Peter De Vries(
Book
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13 editions published between 1977 and 1982 in English and Undetermined and held by 799 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Middle-aged, middle-class writer Bob Swirling copes with his puritanical upbringing, his repressed emotions and hostilities, his lack of self-confidence, and his imagined terminal illness by retreating into the identity of Groucho Marx
13 editions published between 1977 and 1982 in English and Undetermined and held by 799 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Middle-aged, middle-class writer Bob Swirling copes with his puritanical upbringing, his repressed emotions and hostilities, his lack of self-confidence, and his imagined terminal illness by retreating into the identity of Groucho Marx
Forever panting by
Peter De Vries(
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14 editions published between 1973 and 1982 in English and Undetermined and held by 747 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Roman
14 editions published between 1973 and 1982 in English and Undetermined and held by 747 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Roman
Into your tent I'll creep by
Peter De Vries(
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10 editions published between 1971 and 1972 in English and held by 742 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Consider the unlikely marriage of Al Banghart and his old high school teacher, Miss Rose Piano. Their wedding contract has Al putting on an apron to share gossip and his body with the neighborhood wives, while his wife goes off to work. No slouch herself, Rose is also broadening her sexual horizons with Shorty Hopwell, the bell-bottomed minister of a church where sob-ins replace funerals and divorce is a holy sacrament
10 editions published between 1971 and 1972 in English and held by 742 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Consider the unlikely marriage of Al Banghart and his old high school teacher, Miss Rose Piano. Their wedding contract has Al putting on an apron to share gossip and his body with the neighborhood wives, while his wife goes off to work. No slouch herself, Rose is also broadening her sexual horizons with Shorty Hopwell, the bell-bottomed minister of a church where sob-ins replace funerals and divorce is a holy sacrament
The prick of noon by
Peter De Vries(
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9 editions published between 1985 and 1986 in English and held by 740 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
What's it like to be a stud, or hunk, wanted by both women and the law? Such is the quandary of Eddie Teeters after producing and performing in a series of sex-counseling movie shorts aimed at schooling television viewers in the art of love. He considers them educational erotica but a federal prosecutor regards them as actionable pornography
9 editions published between 1985 and 1986 in English and held by 740 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
What's it like to be a stud, or hunk, wanted by both women and the law? Such is the quandary of Eddie Teeters after producing and performing in a series of sex-counseling movie shorts aimed at schooling television viewers in the art of love. He considers them educational erotica but a federal prosecutor regards them as actionable pornography
I hear America swinging by
Peter De Vries(
Book
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15 editions published between 1974 and 1977 in English and Undetermined and held by 728 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Be whisked out along Iowa backroads to see the sexual revolution in full sway in what only yesterday was called the Bible Belt, with a marriage counselor named Bill Bumpers at the wheel, driving with the top down and the accelerator floored. Uncertain whether he is saving the institution of marriage or officiating at tis demise, Dr. Bumpers nurses a rural union into a ménage à trois, and into a sort of updated Brook Farm commune
15 editions published between 1974 and 1977 in English and Undetermined and held by 728 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Be whisked out along Iowa backroads to see the sexual revolution in full sway in what only yesterday was called the Bible Belt, with a marriage counselor named Bill Bumpers at the wheel, driving with the top down and the accelerator floored. Uncertain whether he is saving the institution of marriage or officiating at tis demise, Dr. Bumpers nurses a rural union into a ménage à trois, and into a sort of updated Brook Farm commune
The cat's pajamas & Witch's milk; two novels by
Peter De Vries(
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8 editions published between 1968 and 2014 in English and held by 708 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twin tales of middle-class hilarity and despair from the writer who was dubbed Americas preeminent comic novelist by the New York Times When college professor Hank Tattersall sees his former flame, Lucy Stiles, at a campus concert, it sets off a chain reaction that results in one of the funniest and most unforgettable exit scenes in American literature involving a locked door, an alcoholic dog, and a punning doppelgnger. The Cat's Pajamas is the story of how Tattersall, a scrupulous self-reflector, falls from point A to point Z, rushing through a host of identities and indignities along the way. The unexamined life may not be worth living, he discovers, but the examined one is hardly a bed of roses. In Witch's Milk, Tillie Seltzer has her own trials to attend to. Chief among them is her marriage to Pete, the kind of guy who tucks a cigarette behind his ear and calls everybody Frisbee. When they first met, Tillie had more sophisticated tastes ; dark strangers, homburg hats ; but she was also a thirtysomething virgin whose prospects weren't getting any better. When she cracked a joke about the honeymoon being over, Pete believed her. Now stuck in suburbia with a sick child and a philandering husband, Tillie takes a hard look in the rearview mirror. Her search for an escape route will lead her to the most unexpected place of all. These short novels are linked by Tillie's cameo appearance in Hank's narrative and by the thrilling blend of satire, tragedy, and philosophy that defines the one-of-a-kind fiction of Peter De Vries
8 editions published between 1968 and 2014 in English and held by 708 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twin tales of middle-class hilarity and despair from the writer who was dubbed Americas preeminent comic novelist by the New York Times When college professor Hank Tattersall sees his former flame, Lucy Stiles, at a campus concert, it sets off a chain reaction that results in one of the funniest and most unforgettable exit scenes in American literature involving a locked door, an alcoholic dog, and a punning doppelgnger. The Cat's Pajamas is the story of how Tattersall, a scrupulous self-reflector, falls from point A to point Z, rushing through a host of identities and indignities along the way. The unexamined life may not be worth living, he discovers, but the examined one is hardly a bed of roses. In Witch's Milk, Tillie Seltzer has her own trials to attend to. Chief among them is her marriage to Pete, the kind of guy who tucks a cigarette behind his ear and calls everybody Frisbee. When they first met, Tillie had more sophisticated tastes ; dark strangers, homburg hats ; but she was also a thirtysomething virgin whose prospects weren't getting any better. When she cracked a joke about the honeymoon being over, Pete believed her. Now stuck in suburbia with a sick child and a philandering husband, Tillie takes a hard look in the rearview mirror. Her search for an escape route will lead her to the most unexpected place of all. These short novels are linked by Tillie's cameo appearance in Hank's narrative and by the thrilling blend of satire, tragedy, and philosophy that defines the one-of-a-kind fiction of Peter De Vries
Comfort me with apples by
Peter De Vries(
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25 editions published between 1952 and 2014 in English and held by 658 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Farcical novel of love and marriage in the suburbs. It's all good fun
25 editions published between 1952 and 2014 in English and held by 658 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Farcical novel of love and marriage in the suburbs. It's all good fun
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Related Identities
- Percy, Walker 1916-1990
- Updike, John
- Barth, Karl 1886-1968
- O'Connor, Flannery
- Wood, Ralph C. Author
- Bowden, J. H. (James Henry) Author
- Jellema, Roderick Author
- Fields, Joseph A. 1895-1966 Author
- Campion, Dan 1949- Author
- Bowden, Edwin T. Author
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Adoptive parents Adultery American fiction Authors Barth, Karl, Children--Death Christian fiction, American Christianity and literature Clergy Clowns Comic, The, in literature Connecticut Delusions De Vries, Peter De Vries, Peter, Divorce Dramatists Fathers and sons Fiction--Religious aspects--Christianity Humorous stories Indiana Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Iowa Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Marriage Marriage counselors Mentally ill Novelists O'Connor, Flannery Obscenity (Law) Percy, Walker, Periodicals--Publishing Poets Redemption in literature Religion in literature Remarriage Sex in marriage Sex in the workplace Short stories, American Short stories, English Shumlin, Herman, Sick children Surrealism (Literature) Teenage boys Triangles (Interpersonal relations) United States Updike, John Widowers Wit and humor
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