All Saints' Day

Benoit, Brent

ISBN 10: 1585673129 / ISBN 13: 9781585673124

Edité par Overlook Pr, Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.S.A., 2002

Library withdrawal in the plastic, protective covers. Stamped at the page edge by the library. Book has the card pocket removed from the last blank cover page. Some scuff and shelf wear to the plastic covers. This edition looks PRESENTABLE! N° de réf. du vendeur YSSOct1VI80

Synopsis :

"All Saints' Day" is a bold and provocative southern novel in the tradition of Walker Percy and John Kennedy Toole. Brent Benoit's debut movingly chronicles two generations of the Bueche family of Maringouin, Louisiana, a family of Cajun ancestry that has been defined by a tragedy-the accidental death of their gifted, infant child at the hands of his feeble twin brother. The lives of both parents, Ulysse (a.k.a. Russell) and Doreen, are driven toward this event, and in putting it behind them the child's brothers, Whitaker and Clayton, reach toward resolution while teetering on the verge of catastrophe.
In "All Saints' Day" the lives of simple people attain the status of myth. It is a novel that both captivates the reader in its rendering of a vanishing culture and surprises at every turn. Tautly written, harrowing and heart-filled, "All Saints' Day" marks Brent Benoit's emergence as a writer to watch.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : All Saints' Day
Éditeur : Overlook Pr, Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date d'édition : 2002
Reliure : Hard Cover
Etat : Good