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        Appointment In Samarra


        setting

        Pottersville, Pennsylvania

        time

        1920-1930

        language

        English

        region

        North America

        year published

        1934

        page count

        240

        difficulty

        Intermediate

        main characters

        Julian and Caroline English, Al Grecco

        Rip's impressions

        Quick read––a classic American Novel about a self-destructive and a country club type hero.

        first line

        Our story opens in the mind of Luther L. (L for LeRoy) Fliegler, who is lying in his bed, not thinking of anything, but just aware of sounds, conscious of his own breathing, and sensitive to his own heartbeats. Lying beside him is his wife, lying on her right side and enjoying her sleep.

        last lines

        (spoiler alert)