A Death in the Family - Ein Todesfall in der Familie, englische Ausgabe - Winner of the Pulitzer Prize 1958. With an introduction by Blake Morrison
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| Verlag | Penguin Books UK |
| Auflage | 2006 |
| Seiten | 336 |
| Format | 17,5 x 1,9 x 21,1 cm |
| B-format paperback | |
| Gewicht | 250 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| Reihe | Penguin Modern Classics |
| EAN | 9780141187969 |
| Bestell-Nr | 14118796EA |
On a sultry summer night in 1915, Jay Follet leaves his house in Knoxville, Tennessee, to tend to his father, who he believes is dying. The summons turns out to be a false alarm, but on his way back to his family, Jay has a car accident and is killed instantly. Dancing back and forth in time and braiding the viewpoints of Jay's wife, brother, and young son, Rufus, Agee creates an overwhelming powerful novel of innocence, tenderness, and loss that should be read for the sheer music of its prose.
Klappentext:
Published in 1957, two years after its author's death at the age of forty-five, A Death in the Family remains a near-perfect work of art, an autobiographical novel that contains one of the most evocative depictions of loss and grief ever written. As Jay Follet hurries back to his home in Knoxville, Tennessee, he is killed in a car accident - a tragedy that destroys not only a life, but also the domestic happiness and contentment of a young family. A novel of great courage, lyric force, and powerful emotion, A Death in the Family is a masterpiece of American literature.
