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English professor turns New Age guru. A New York Times notable book for 1989. "Rockland...scores a hit with this smoothly written first novel, which has a serious message about the virtues of selfishness. This reviewer hasn't laughed so hard since Josh Greenfield and Paul Mazursky's Harry and Tonto."--Booklist
Price: $9.95
Pages: 176
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Imprint: Coffee House Press
Publication Date:
01 September 1989
Trim Size: 8.50 X 5.40 in
ISBN: 9780918273550
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
A New York Times Notable Book of 1989
“Absolutely gorgeous stuff. This book’s inherent pull virtually yanked me from page to page. Its unorthodox narrative power got me so hooked, I put aside my own work and finished it in a day.” —Fletcher Knebel, author of Seven Days in May
“Michael Rockland has written a terrific book . . . . [His] technique throughout made me love each of his narrators’ voices, with all their prejudices—distant, credible, touching.” —Tom De Haven, author of Sunburn Lake
“I think this novel is terrific! A funny book with a lot of guts and tears as well as the laughs. I’m wild about it.” —Richard Marschall, author of The Cousins
“Absolutely gorgeous stuff. This book’s inherent pull virtually yanked me from page to page. Its unorthodox narrative power got me so hooked, I put aside my own work and finished it in a day.” —Fletcher Knebel, author of Seven Days in May
“Michael Rockland has written a terrific book . . . . [His] technique throughout made me love each of his narrators’ voices, with all their prejudices—distant, credible, touching.” —Tom De Haven, author of Sunburn Lake
“I think this novel is terrific! A funny book with a lot of guts and tears as well as the laughs. I’m wild about it.” —Richard Marschall, author of The Cousins
Michael Aaron Rockland (1935-2026) was a professor emeritus of American studies at Rutgers University. He taught there for over fifty years, starting the American studies department and chairing it as well. Over his career, Michael received numerous teaching and civic awards, including the Mary C. Turpie award for outstanding teaching from the American Studies Association, the Warren L. Susman award for teaching from Rutgers University, and the Richard J. Hughes award for contributions to the public knowledge of New Jersey history.
New Jersey was a principal focus of Michael's journalism and scholarly publications. He co-wrote with Angus Kress Gillespie Looking for America on the New Jersey Turnpike, which won a New Jersey State Library recognition. He also wrote The George Washington Bridge: Poetry in Steel, and The Other Jersey Shore: Life on the Delaware River. A novel, A Bliss Case, was chosen as a Notable Book of the Year for 1989 by The New York Times.
New Jersey was a principal focus of Michael's journalism and scholarly publications. He co-wrote with Angus Kress Gillespie Looking for America on the New Jersey Turnpike, which won a New Jersey State Library recognition. He also wrote The George Washington Bridge: Poetry in Steel, and The Other Jersey Shore: Life on the Delaware River. A novel, A Bliss Case, was chosen as a Notable Book of the Year for 1989 by The New York Times.