Judith rossner s most popular book is looking for mr. Rossner began the novel as a reported piece for esquire on the. In 1931, the new york times began taking count of every sold book in new york city stores and published the list of the best selling books. It sold over 4 million copies, becoming the fourth highestselling novel of the year. Judith rossner march 31, 1935 august 9, 2005 was an american novelist, best known for her acclaimed best sellers looking for mr. Goodbar is a book about miserya claustrophobic, paranoid. The book was made into a movie in 1977 with diane keaton as the teacher and richard gere as her killer. The list grew to include other major american cities, until 1942 when the national list was published. A lifelong new yorker, her books centered around the themes of urban alienation and gender relations. Theresa was a quietly satisfied young teacher by day. Judith perelman rossner was an american novelist, best known for her 1975 novel looking for mr. Theres plenty of sex in rossners book but its real sex.
Goodbar remained rossners best known and best selling work, she continued to write. A lifelong new yorker, her books centered around the themes of urban alienation. Goodbar, which was inspired by the murder of roseann quinn and examined the underside of the seventies sexual liberation movement. Judith rossner 19352005 was an american novelist, most famous for the bestseller, looking for mr. Newsweek found the book to be a hard, fast, frightening read. Judith rossner, a novelist who used crisp, piercing prose to tell of women pushed to often grotesque extremes, most famously in her 1975 book. Published in 1975, the booka stunning psychological study of a womans passive. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Goodbar by judith rossner 1975, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. But when the sun went down, her life was an endless. Looking for mr goodbar by judith rossner and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This theme animated her bestknown novel, the remarkable looking for mr goodbar 1975, in which singles bar pickups result in that rare thing.
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