The Deep Sleep (Paperback)

This is, possibly, Wright Morris' best novel. Judge Porter is dead and the action takes place the next day when the Judge's daughter, Katherine, and her husband, W??ebb an artist, are staying with the Judge's wife and his 99 year old mother in Bryn Mawr, Penna Through the eyes and thoughts of these people and of the hired man, Parsons, we see the Judge and the people themselves. The thread of the story is the Judge's character- and oddly enough it provides more real tension than there has been in any previous Wright Morris novel. Most like the author's wild tragi-comedy, Man And Boy, this book follows his favorite themes of man's loneliness among his fellows, and the odd way in which men and women- so mysterious and often just odd to each other-get along and indeed are interdependent. To these themes, this time Morris brings not only his own special view of life (wildly humorous, sad, fantastic) but a greater understanding and feeling of people living with people. There are wonderful characters and fine writing and a particularly good picture of the Philadelphia Main Line. A most rewarding book for a special audience. (Kirkus Reviews)

"'Judge' Howard Potter, one of the most respected and influential citizens of a suburban town outside of Philadelphia, lies dead after a long and wearying illness. He is survived by the five people who knew him best and whose lives were deeply influenced by him...Through the thoughts and reminiscences of these five very different people Mr. Morris tells his story...[His] writing is occasionally obscure but always absorbing. He does not, like so many writers, hover omnisciently over his characters. He prefers to project himself into their innermost and very human thoughts and emotions, leaving the reader to draw his own conclusions...Mr. Morris writes with wit, taste, and refreshing originality."--William Murray, Saturday Review. "Mr. Morris is a master of the exact phrase, the homely illuminating detail, and it is no accident that he is an excellent photographer...His writing is simple, but his method is as complete as his subject matter, so he uses the multiple flashback, the melting of past into present."--E.M. Scott, New York Herald-Tribune Book Review. "A thoroughly satisfying novel"--Commonweal. "A most rewarding book"--Kirkus. "His finest novel to date"--San Francisco Chronicle. "With this novel he has clearly, and for the first time, ascended into literature"--New York Times Book Review. 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.

General

Imprint:	University of Nebraska Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 1975
First published:	July 1975
Authors:	Wright Morris
Dimensions:	203 x 133 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-0-8032-5823-5
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-8032-5823-2
Barcode:	9780803258235

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