The Fermata

The Fermata

:"For the musical notation, see fermata."

"The Fermata" (ISBN 9780679415862) is a novel by Nicholson Baker. It is about a man named Arno Strine who can stop time to take the clothes off women.

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* [http://www.stokenewington.net/readinggroup/books/baker.html www.stokenewington.net]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/books/01/04/15/specials/baker-fermata.html www.nytimes.com/books]
* [http://www.powells.com/biblio/17-0679759336-0 www.powells.com]
* [http://books.regehr.org/reviews/fermata.html books.regehr.org]
* [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,301210,00.html Entertainment Weekly.com]


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