What a Way to Go
What a Way to Go by Wright Morris, published by U of Nebraska Press in January 1979, is a literary work that invites readers to join Professor Arnold Soby on his sabbatical voyage to Italy and Greece. At forty-seven, Soby is seen as both safe and entertaining by his female students. The narrative unfolds as he navigates shipboard interactions with a diverse group of companions, including the retired headmistress Miss Winifred Throop and her niece, Cynthia Pomeroy, who is described as beautiful yet scatterbrained.
Readers will find a rollicking exploration of Soby’s adventures through iconic locations such as Venice, Corfu, and Athens, all while he pursues the whims of Cynthia amidst a backdrop of cultural encounters. The novel’s engaging surface narrative contrasts with the deeper themes that emerge, characteristic of Morris’s storytelling style. This edition spans 310 pages and is presented in English, offering a rich experience for those interested in literary collections and fiction.
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The reader of this rollicking novel, first published in 1962, accompanies forty-seven-year-old Professor Arnold Soby (regarded by his girl students as safe and acceptable, but also good fun) on a sabbatical voyage to Italy and Greece. Among Soby’s shipboard companions are Miss Winifred Throop, retired head mistress of the Winnetka Country Day School; her companion and colleague, Miss Mathilde Kollwitz, teacher of French and German; and Miss Thropp’s seventeen-year-old niece, Cynthia Pomeroy, beautiful, scatterbrained, and studiously vulgar. Standing off the challenges of Italian and Swiss rivals, Soby pursues Cynthia through the waterways and plazas of Venice, the hills of Corfu, the ruins of Athens, and aboard the tiny, rolling, pitching tub Hephaistos in Greek waters. As is characteristic of Wright Morris’s fiction, the real story develops beneath the surface of the brilliantly entertaining narrative.
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