New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. dj. Hardcover first edition - His highly praised seventh novel, the story of a midwestern family living in a stagnant, loveless household until the father and grandfather - a Russian emigrant who calls himself the Century's Son (with a mostly invented personal history) descends upon them. His arrival both tears at the family and rejuvenates it. 308 pp. ISBN: 0-375-412379.