You Don't Love Me Yet

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You Don't Love Me Yet

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

Author: Jonathan Lethem

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Language: English

Published by: Faber & Faber

Published on: 31st July 2014

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 255 Kb

ISBN: 9780571317936


Lucinda Hoekke

Works at The Complaint Line, listening to anonymous callers air their random grievances. She becomes captivated by the ruminations of one particular caller, and they fall desperately in love.

The Band

Lucinda also plays bass in a struggling band whose lyricist, Bedwin, is suffering from writer's block, and whose lead singer, Matthew, has kidnapped a kangaroo from the local zoo.

The Creative Process

Hoping to re-charge the band's creative energy, Lucinda suggests some of The Complainer's philosophical musings to Bedwin, who transforms them into brilliant songs - with disastrous consequences.

The Story

What results is a comedy of plagiarism, usurpation, and sex, with delightful echoes of Jane Austen's Emma.

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