O+F

John Moncure WetterauProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.5

Word count: 362K words
Chapters: 37

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.O+F by John Moncure WetterauAuthor: Wetterau, John Moncure,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Feb 1, 2004

Editor's review

This is a novel by John Moncure Wetterau, released as a Project Gutenberg eBook in the American literature category and first published in 2004. Project Gutenberg's reach allows texts like this to circulate free of charge, so readers can read it at no cost. The work belongs to the American literary tradition and suits readers who want a broader sense of the variety of American fiction as supplementary reading. The electronic edition is easy to search and carry, but public-domain eBooks usually lack modern annotations and introductions, so readers must grasp the background on their own. When reading, it helps to go through the plot first and then revisit character relationships and narrative pacing, treating it as a low-cost, low-barrier entry point to American literature rather than a canonical must-read.

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About the author

John Moncure Wetterau Author · American

John Moncure Wetterau is a contemporary American writer and poet. Born in Greenwich Village, New York, he grew up in Woodstock and studied at Hamilton College, the University of Hawaii, and the MFA program at Vermont College. He served in the U.S. Air Force and has worked as a taxi driver, painter, and programmer; he now lives in Portland, Maine, where he devotes himself to writing. Four of his works are held here, including the novels Joe Burke's Last Stand and O+F and the poetry collection The Book with the Yellow Cover, as well as Michelangelo's Shoulder. His writing spans fiction and poetry, drawing on everyday life and personal experience in a plain, restrained style. Public information is limited, and the full range and literary influence of his work remain to be further understood.