Edisto - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0030031842 ISBN 13 : 9780030031847

Synopsis

Book by Powell Padgett

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

"'Truly remarkable... both as a narrative and in its extraordinary use of language. It reminds one of The 'Truly remarkable ... both as a narrative and in its extraordinary use of language. It reminds one of The Catcher in the Rye, but it's better-sharper, funnier, and more poignant' -- Walker Percy

'A remarkable book ... there is not a line that simply slides by; each, in one way or another, turns things to a fresh and unexpected angle. There are splendid things said' -- Los Angeles Times

'Sly, pungent, lyric, funny, and unlikely to be forgotten' -- R. Z. Sheppard, Time

'Powell's voice reminded me very much of Zelda Fitzgerald's unique and delicious turns of phrase in this deft and appealing bildungsroman'Sunday Herald

'Line-for-line it's rarely less than laconically funny, and hardly a paragraph goes by without a poetic perception worthy of a latter-day Huck Finn.'Guardian

'Compelling ... a coming of age tale to rank alongside those of Holden Caulfield and Huckleberry Finn.' --Independent on Sunday

Présentation de l'éditeur

Simons Everson Manigault ('You say it "Simmons". I'm a rare one-m Simons') lives with his mother, an eccentric professor known as the Duchess, on an isolated strip of South Carolina coast. Convinced that her son can be a writer of genius, the Duchess has immersed Simons in the literary classics since birth and has given him free rein to gather materials in such spots as the Baby Grand, a local black nightclub. Although possessed of a vocabulary and sophistication beyond his years, Simons feels the normal adolescent bewilderment about the behaviour of his parents. His conventional father, the Progenitor, has recently left the family in a dispute over Simons' upbringing and has moved to nearby Hilton Head, where he would like to see his son raised in the orthodox surroundings of condominiums, country clubs and private schools. So the Duchess brings in Taurus, an enigmatic father-surrogate who tutors the boy in the art of watching the world without presumption.

Détails de l'édition

• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0030031842
• ISBN 13: 9780030031847
• Reliure: Broché
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible