Man and Boy (Paperback, 2 Rev Ed)

A light-winged fantasy and a tender and delicate discovery in the relationship between father and son by the author of ?? and ?? Man and boy, in this case, are set off against the unholy transcendence of Mother-not Wylie's Mom - but a hard-grained bluestocking. Mr. Ormsby, long since hewn to a rigid line in this wife's (Mother's) manufactured universe, is resuscitated only through a brief companionship with a small bird-like Private, the spiritual successor to the Ormsbys' son, killed in the war, in whose honor a ship is to be dedicated. But on the way to the ceremonies Mother adds to the defunct sides of the female tryptic - a gloriously addlepated slum matron, and a jocosely pregnant Navy wife - and it is obvious, as Mother barges triumphantly into the masculine legions of the Navy, that the ship, the birds of the sky, and the male universe belong to Mother. However, also for Mother is a faint raspberry. Delicious humor and sly comment. (Kirkus Reviews)

"I have read and admired all of Morris's books, and there is no doubt in my mind that he is one of the most truly original of contemporary writers. His originality, his absolutely individual way of seeing and feeling, permeates Man and Boy, giving it its humor and wisdom."--Granville Hicks. "For a long time I have not read a novel that gave me so much pleasure in original talent. [Morris] speaks completely in his own voice, a fascinating voice. He conveys the quality of the American gothic as no other writer I know has done."--Mark Schorer. "Mother, Mr. Morris seems to say [in Man and Boy], is unbeatable. Well, so in a way, is Mr. Morris. He writes with the skill of a master satirist; his eye is sharp and his vision is clairvoyant."--New York Herald Tribune Books. One of the most distinguished American authors, Wright Morris (1910-1988) wrote thirty-three books including The Field of Vision, which won the National Book Award and The Home Place, both available from the University of Nebraska Press.

General

Imprint:	University of Nebraska Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 1973
First published:	November 1973
Authors:	Wright Morris
Dimensions:	203 x 133 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	212
Edition:	2 Rev Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-8032-5787-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-8032-5787-2
Barcode:	9780803257870

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