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© 1956, 1962, 1964 by Peter De Vries
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Originally published in 1964 by Little, Brown and Company
Paperback edition 2015
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ISBN: 978-0-226-17056-5 (paper)
ISBN: 978-0-226-17073-2 (e-book)
DOI: 10.728/chicago/9780226170732.001.0001
Parts of chapters 24, 26, 27, 28, and 29 originally of this novel have appeared in the New Yorker in slightly different form.
Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number: 64-10471
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De Vries, Peter, 1910–1993, author.
Reuben, Reuben : a novel / Peter De Vries. — Paperback edition.
pages cm
“Originally published in 1964 by Little, Brown and Company.” — Title page verso.
ISBN 978-0-226-17056-5 (paperback : alkaline paper) — ISBN 978-0-226-17073-2 (e-book)
1. Man-woman relationships — Fiction. I. Title.
PS3507.E8673R48 2015
813'.52 — dc23
2014014264
This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48–1992 (Permanence of Paper).