The wasties

Frederick Reuss

Original title: The Wasties

first published 2002 Pantheon Books, 2002 229 pages

"In The Wasties, Reuss gives us the story of Michael "Caruso" Taylor, a man who has lost his ability to speak and is gradually reverting to infancy. All of his most intimate relationships are redefined: His wife, Gina, must assume the role of mother; his day nurse becomes his nanny; and "Caruso" is reduced to drinking tomato juice through sippy straws and observing the world from a radically skewed perspective. Once...

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The Wasties edition · 2003 · Vintage · 240 pages · 9780375725043
The wasties edition · 2002 · Pantheon Books · 229 pages · 9780375420719

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