Reynolds Price's long and distinguished career has been remarkable
both for his virtuosity and for the variety of forms he has
embraced -- novels, stories, poems, essays, translations and plays.
Now one of America's most respected and accomplished men of letters
brings his formidable talents to bear on the long story, a form of
novelistic scope and poetic intensity.
In the three stories that comprise "The Foreseeable Future," we
encounter some of Price's most arresting and moving characters, set
against large vistas, namely the future, its banquet of promises
and terrifying consequences. For Kayes Paschal in "The Fare to the
Moon" this means leaving the black woman he loves -- and for whom
he has already left his wife and son -- as he is called off to
World War II ("Forget about Hitler and the wide Pacific, I could
die this minute in full possession of all I hoped to find in life,
whoever I hurt"). In the title story, for Whit Wade -- returning
severely wounded from that same war and "dead" a long year
afterwards -- it will mean unearthing his life again, and all its
possibilities, among his family and the people he loves. And for
Dean Walker -- loyal father and son, football coach and troubled
young husband, the protagonist of "Back Before Day" -- the most
important hours of his life till now will occur one hectic night
before dawn breaks on a day that will be unlike any other in the
knowledge and promise it brings.
Generous, wise, rich with the details of very human lives, "The
Foreseeable Future" is proof again of Reynolds Price's mastery and
vision.
General
Imprint: |
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 1991 |
First published: |
May 1991 |
Authors: |
Reynolds Price
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - With printed dust jacket
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Pages: |
268 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-689-12110-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
Promotions
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LSN: |
0-689-12110-5 |
Barcode: |
9780689121104 |
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