Light While There Is Light: An American History
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One of the unheralded masterpieces of twentieth-century American fiction, Light While There Is Light is acclaimed poet Keith Waldrop s autobiographical novel about the myriad ghosts left behind by his family. Born to a deeply religious mother, the narrator and his siblings are led across the US as she searches for the right religious sect a trip that ends with her speaking in tongues, and finally her total isolation. But no synopsis can do justice to the beauty of Keith Waldrop s measured, wise, and unembroidered prose, illuminating the fear, madness, and destruction within hearth and home though never repudiating his love for same. In a tradition that stretches back through Flannery O Connor and William Faulkner to Hawthorne, Melville, and Poe, Keith Waldrop and Light While There Is Light are American treasures."
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1564788059
ISBN13:9781564788054
Release Date:March 2013
Publisher:Dalkey Archive Press
Length:201 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.4" x 7.9"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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