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Falconer
John Cheever
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Description for Falconer
Paperback. Ezekiel Farragut is a college professor, a drug-addict and a murderer. Locked in Falconer State Penitentiary, he struggles through tormenting visits from his wife, the burden of memory and guilt, and the brutal monotony of his surroundings to retain his humanity, finding the possibility of redemption through an affair with a fellow prisoner. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162.
Discover John Cheever’s quirky psychological novel that is the perfect book club read.
Ezekiel Farragut is a college professor, a drug-addict and a murderer. Locked in Falconer State Penitentiary, he struggles through tormenting visits from his wife, the burden of memory and guilt, and the brutal monotony of his surroundings to retain his humanity, eventually finding the possibility of redemption through an affair with a fellow prisoner. Considered by many to be Cheever's masterpiece, Falconer is a tour de force from one of America's greatest storytellers.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099583134
SKU
V9780099583134
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99-1
About John Cheever
John Cheever was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1912, and he went to school at Thayer Academy in South Braintree. He is the author of seven collections of stories and five novels. His first novel, The Wapshot Chronicle, won the 1958 National Book Award. In 1965 he received the Howells Medal for Fiction from the National Academy of Arts and ... Read more
Reviews for Falconer
A whole swathe of poor and underprivileged America is evoked by one of the country's most rarified stylists
James Wood One of the most important novels of our time.. Read it and be ennobled
New York Times
Splendid...it is rough, it is elegant, it is pure. It is also indispensable, if you earnestly desire to know what ... Read more
James Wood One of the most important novels of our time.. Read it and be ennobled
New York Times
Splendid...it is rough, it is elegant, it is pure. It is also indispensable, if you earnestly desire to know what ... Read more