num_pages: 48
description: "An extraordinary, often hilarious novel." -- The New York TimesA revelatory tale of love gained and lost, from a master of contemporary American fiction.Gerard sits, fully clothed, in his empty bathtub and pines for Benna. Neighbors in the same apartment building, they share a wall and Gerard listens for the sound of her toilet flushing. Gerard loves Benna. And then Benna loves Gerard. She listens to him play piano, she teaches poetry and sings at nightclubs. As their relationships ebbs and flows, through reality and imagination, Lorrie Moore paints a captivating, innovative portrait of men and women in love and not in love. 
language: English
title: Anagrams
titlecomplete: Anagrams
genres: Fiction, American, Short Stories, Womens, Female Authors, Literature, Novels, Contemporary, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 4586
publisher: Penguin Books