"A Patchwork Planet is a novel by Anne Tyler. Published in 1998, it tells the story of Barnaby Gaitlin, anti-hero and failure who suffers from more than the usual quota of misfortune. The book is noted for its complement of old people and eccentrics, and its sharply ironic humor."@en . "287"^^ . "ISBN 0-375-40256-X" . . "813/.54 21" . "A Patchwork Planet"@en . . . . . "PS3570.Y45 P38 1998b" . "38522009" .