Hello.
I am Daniel Handler, the author of this book. Did you know that authors often write the summaries that appear on their book's dust jacket? You might want to think about that the next time you read something like, "A dazzling page-turner, this novel shows an internationally acclaimed storyteller at the height of his astonishing powers."
Adverbs is a novel about love -- a bunch of different people, in and out of different kinds of love. At the start of the novel, Andrea is in love with David -- or maybe it's Joe -- who instead falls in love with Peter in a taxi. At the end of the novel, it's Joe who's in the taxi, falling in love with Andrea, although it might not be Andrea, or in any case it might not be the same Andrea, as Andrea is a very common name. So is Allison, who is married to Adrian in the middle of the novel, although in the middle of the ocean she considers a fling with Keith and also with Steve, whom she meets in an automobile, unless it's not the same Allison who meets the Snow Queen in a casino, or the same Steve who meets Eddie in the middle of the forest. . . .
It might sound confusing, but that's love, and as the author -- me -- says, "It is not the nouns. The miracle is the adverbs, the way things are done." This novel is about people trying to find love in the ways it is done before the volcano erupts and the miracle ends. Yes, there's a volcano in the novel. In my opinion a volcano automatically makes a story more interesting.
I am Daniel Handler, the author of this book. Did you know that authors often write the summaries that appear on their book's dust jacket? You might want to think about that the next time you read something like, "A dazzling page-turner, this novel shows an internationally acclaimed storyteller at the height of his astonishing powers."
Adverbs is a novel about love -- a bunch of different people, in and out of different kinds of love. At the start of the novel, Andrea is in love with David -- or maybe it's Joe -- who instead falls in love with Peter in a taxi. At the end of the novel, it's Joe who's in the taxi, falling in love with Andrea, although it might not be Andrea, or in any case it might not be the same Andrea, as Andrea is a very common name. So is Allison, who is married to Adrian in the middle of the novel, although in the middle of the ocean she considers a fling with Keith and also with Steve, whom she meets in an automobile, unless it's not the same Allison who meets the Snow Queen in a casino, or the same Steve who meets Eddie in the middle of the forest. . . .
It might sound confusing, but that's love, and as the author -- me -- says, "It is not the nouns. The miracle is the adverbs, the way things are done." This novel is about people trying to find love in the ways it is done before the volcano erupts and the miracle ends. Yes, there's a volcano in the novel. In my opinion a volcano automatically makes a story more interesting.
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Hardback Editions
June 2006 : Hardback
| Title: Adverbs Author(s): Daniel Handler ISBN: 0-00-718127-2 / 978-0-00-718127-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
April 2006 : Hardback
| Title: Adverbs Author(s): Daniel Handler ISBN: 0-06-072441-2 / 978-0-06-072441-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Ecco Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2006 : Hardback
| Title: Adverbs Author(s): Daniel Handler ISBN: 0-00-200707-X / 978-0-00-200707-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Harper Collins Canada Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
May 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Adverbs: A Novel (P.S.) Author(s): Daniel Handler ISBN: 0-06-072442-0 / 978-0-06-072442-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Perennial Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Adverbs Author(s): Daniel Handler ISBN: 0-00-638045-X / 978-0-00-638045-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Harper Collins Canada Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Adverbs Author(s): Daniel Handler ISBN: 0-00-718128-0 / 978-0-00-718128-5 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperPerennial Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Adverbs Author(s): Daniel Handler ISBN: 0-7322-8234-9 / 978-0-7322-8234-9 (Australia edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
April 2006 : Audio CD
| Title: Adverbs CD: A Novel Author(s): Daniel Handler; Narrator-Wyman Oliver Publisher: HarperAudio Availability: Amazon More details... |
2006 : Audio CD
| Title: Adverbs - UNABRIDGED Author(s): Daniel Handler ISBN: 0-06-114984-5 / 978-0-06-114984-9 (USA edition) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
September 2007 : Kindle edition
| Title: Adverbs Author(s): Daniel, Handler Publisher: HarperCollins e-books Availability: Amazon More details... |
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