A Short History of a Small Place - Couverture souple

Pearson, T.R.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0436201542 ISBN 13 : 9780436201547

Editeur : Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, 1994

Synopsis

Myra Angelique Pettigrew, a local spinster and former town belle, returns flamboyantly, after years of seclusion, to brief public view before her tragic suicide. The telling of her story reveals a teeming human comedy played out by the endearing but bizarre inhabitants of Neely, North Carolina.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Marvelously funny, bittersweet, and beautifully evocative, the original publication of A Short History of a Small Place announced the arrival of one of our great Southern voices. Although T. R. Pearson's Neely, North Carolina, doesn't appear on any map of the state, it has already earned a secure place on the literary landscape of the South. In this introduction to Neely, the young narrator, Louis Benfield, recounts the tragic last days of Miss Myra Angelique Pettigrew, a local spinster and former town belle who, after years of total seclusion, returns flamboyantly to public view-with her pet monkey, Mr. Britches. Here is a teeming human comedy inhabited by some of the most eccentric and endearing characters ever encountered in literature.

Revue de presse

"An absolute stunner . . . In a small place in North Carolina, Pearson has found the stuff of life." (The Washington Post Book World)

"Anyone from anywhere should feel a fond familiarity with the citizens of Neely." (The New York Times Book Review)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0436201542
• ISBN 13: 9780436201547
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible