Word: poortvliet
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Dates: during 1977-1977
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FICTION: Daniel Martin, John Fowles∙Gnomes, Will Huygen and Rien Poortvliet∙The Honourable Schoolboy, John le Carré∙The Professor of Desire, Philip Roth∙Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison
...that bears their name, the little creatures are treated soberly as an endangered species "well out of sight, so much so in fact that belief in their existence is waning rapidly." A series of maps, anatomical charts, even recipes are provided, enlivened with sly, soft-focus illustrations by Rien Poortvliet. Gnomes one of the season's very few new books designed to be savored by the entire family. That the male gnome remains potent until about 350 years of age or that the buxom females, unencumbered by gravity, go braless may be of greater interest to parents than...