Impossible Vacation
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| Author | Spalding Gray |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf[1] |
Publication date | 1992 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 228 pages[1] |
Impossible Vacation is a 1992 debut novel written by Spalding Gray.[1]
The novel is based on Gray's monologue that he performed in the film Monster in a Box.[2]
Overview
[edit | edit source]Following his mother's suicide, a man named Brewster North travels the world in search for peace of mind.
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]The New York Times said in its review, "One finishes the book impressed by how readily Mr. Gray's narrative voice transfers to the page; how easily he's been able to translate a performance from the stage to the medium of print."[1]
