De Vries, Peter 1910-1993
Overview
| Works: | 133 works in 654 publications in 7 languages and 23,912 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Humorous fiction Psychological fiction Short stories Drama Criticism, interpretation, etc Crime films Action and adventure films Bibliography Film adaptations |
| Roles: | Author, Photographer, Commentator, Director, Bibliographic antecedent, Honoree, Performer, Other |
| Classifications: | PS3507.E8673, 813.52 |
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Most widely held works about
Peter De Vries
- The comedy of redemption : Christian faith and comic vision in four American novelists by Ralph C Wood( Book )
- Peter De Vries by J. H Bowden( Book )
- Peter DeVries; a critical essay by Roderick Jellema( 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( )
- How do I love thee?( Visual )
- 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( )
- Kidnapping Mr. Heineken by Daniel Alfredson( Visual )
- The search for authenticity in the satiric worlds of Nathanael West and Peter De Vries by Nancy Down( )
- Peter De Vries : (1910-1993)( )
- Simulation of multi-body buoyant flows by Reza Karimi( )
- Peter De Vries : a bibliography of secondary sources, 1940-1980 by T. A Straayer( Book )
- Running on the surrealist ticket : the extravagent 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 )
- Comic structures in the novels of Peter De Vries by T. Jeff Evans( Book )
- George Dillon Papers by George Dillon( )
- Jean Burden Papers by Jean Burden( )
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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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49 editions published between 1961 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 1,420 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
49 editions published between 1961 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 1,420 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
Slouching towards Kalamazoo by
Peter De Vries(
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21 editions published between 1983 and 2005 in English and held by 1,156 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
21 editions published between 1983 and 2005 in English and held by 1,156 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 tents of wickedness by
Peter De Vries(
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25 editions published between 1949 and 2014 in English and held by 1,150 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 held by 1,150 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
Peckham's marbles by
Peter De Vries(
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15 editions published between 1986 and 1990 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,136 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
15 editions published between 1986 and 1990 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,136 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
The vale of laughter by
Peter De Vries(
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17 editions published between 1967 and 2014 in English and Bengali and held by 1,045 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of Joe Sandwich and his life which borders on the absurd
17 editions published between 1967 and 2014 in English and Bengali and held by 1,045 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of Joe Sandwich and his life which borders on the absurd
Let me count the ways by
Peter De Vries(
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22 editions published between 1965 and 2015 in English and held by 1,015 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The father and son of a Polish-American family narrate their story of life with an overly religious matriarch
22 editions published between 1965 and 2015 in English and held by 1,015 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The father and son of a Polish-American family narrate their story of life with an overly religious matriarch
The tunnel of love by
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43 editions published between 1949 and 2015 in English and held by 1,003 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The life and somewhat disreputable loves of a cartoonist, comically narrated by his friend, an art editor
43 editions published between 1949 and 2015 in English and held by 1,003 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The life and somewhat disreputable loves of a cartoonist, comically narrated by his friend, an art editor
The Mackerel Plaza by
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31 editions published between 1958 and 2014 in English and held by 993 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The amorous and pastoral problems of a very liberal minister. Satirical, light comedy
31 editions published between 1958 and 2014 in English and held by 993 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The amorous and pastoral problems of a very liberal minister. Satirical, light comedy
Reuben, Reuben by
Peter De Vries(
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29 editions published between 1956 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 951 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
29 editions published between 1956 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 951 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
Without a stitch in time; a selection of the best humorous short pieces by
Peter De Vries(
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17 editions published between 1972 and 2015 in English and held by 920 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
17 editions published between 1972 and 2015 in English and held by 920 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Consenting adults : or, The duchess will be furious : a novel by
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14 editions published between 1980 and 1981 in English and held by 873 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
14 editions published between 1980 and 1981 in English and held by 873 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
The cat's pajamas & Witch's milk; two novels by
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10 editions published between 1968 and 2014 in English and held by 827 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
10 editions published between 1968 and 2014 in English and held by 827 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
Mrs. Wallop by
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15 editions published between 1970 and 1971 in English and Undetermined and held by 817 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
15 editions published between 1970 and 1971 in English and Undetermined and held by 817 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Comfort me with apples by
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25 editions published between 1952 and 2014 in English and held by 794 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 794 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Farcical novel of love and marriage in the suburbs. It's all good fun
Madder music by
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17 editions published between 1977 and 1982 in English and Undetermined and held by 790 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
17 editions published between 1977 and 1982 in English and Undetermined and held by 790 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
Sauce for the goose by
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11 editions published between 1981 and 1982 in English and held by 780 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
11 editions published between 1981 and 1982 in English and held by 780 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
Forever panting by
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16 editions published between 1973 and 1982 in English and Undetermined and held by 733 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Roman
16 editions published between 1973 and 1982 in English and Undetermined and held by 733 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Roman
Into your tent I'll creep by
Peter De Vries(
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12 editions published between 1971 and 1980 in English and Polish and held by 729 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
12 editions published between 1971 and 1980 in English and Polish and held by 729 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
I hear America swinging by
Peter De Vries(
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18 editions published between 1974 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 725 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
18 editions published between 1974 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 725 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 prick of noon by
Peter De Vries(
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12 editions published between 1900 and 1986 in English and Undetermined and held by 711 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
12 editions published between 1900 and 1986 in English and Undetermined and held by 711 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
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Related Identities
- O'Connor, Flannery
- Percy, Walker 1916-1990
- Barth, Karl 1886-1968
- Updike, John
- 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, Businessmen Children--Death Christian fiction, American Christianity and literature Clergy Clowns Comic, The, in literature Connecticut Delusions De Vries, Peter, Divorce Fathers and sons Fiction--Religious aspects--Christianity Heineken, Alfred Henry, Humorous stories Indiana Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Iowa Kidnapping Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Marriage Marriage counselors Mentally ill Netherlands Netherlands--Amsterdam Novelists O'Connor, Flannery Obscenity (Law) Percy, Walker, Periodicals--Publishing Poets Redemption in literature Religion in literature Remarriage Sex in the workplace Short stories, American Sick children Surrealism (Literature) Teenage boys Triangles (Interpersonal relations) United States Updike, John Widowers Wit and humor
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