Madman. Prophet. Magician. Hippie. Murderer. Who is the Sunlight
Man?
In "The Sunlight Dialogues," John Gardner's vision of America in
the turbulent 1960s embraces an unconventional cast of conventional
citizens in the small rural town of Batavia, New York. Sheriff Fred
Clumly is trying desperately to unravel mysteries surrounding a
disorderly, nameless drifter called "The Sunlight Man," who has
been jailed for painting the word "LOVE" across two lanes of
traffic, and who is later suspected of murder. The men battle over
morality, freedom and their opposing notions of justice, leading
each to find his own state of grace. Their conflict is mirrored in
the community of middlebrow politicians and their church-going
wives, Native Americans, working-class immigrants, farmers,
soldiers, petty thieves, and even centenarian sisters too stubborn
to die. Gardner's alchemy is existential: from the most raw,
vulnerable, and conflicting characters in the American melting pot,
he transmutes common denominators of human isolation and longing.
With unnerving suspense, his acute ear for American speech, and
permeated by his deep-rooted belief in morality, this expansive,
sprawling, and ambitious novel is John Gardner's masterpiece: "A
superb literary achievement," noted "The Boston Globe,"
General
| Imprint: |
New Directions Publishing Corporation
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
November 2006 |
| First published: |
2006 |
| Authors: |
John Gardner
|
| Introduction by: |
Charles R. Johnson
|
| Dimensions: |
203 x 132 x 43mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
720 |
| Edition: |
Revised |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8112-1670-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-8112-1670-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780811216708 |
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