The long home william gay
Most recently, his debut novel has been optioned for film. Nothing in the World - by Roy Kesey Paperback. About the Author: Born in Tennessee inWilliam Gay was a construction worker who didn't begin publishing until well into his fifties. Guests also viewed.
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The Long Home by : Gay's remarkable debut novel, The Long Home, is also the story of Amber Rose, a beautiful
A terse Prologue recounts the murder in of tenant farmer Nathan Winer by itinerant thug Dallas Hardin, following an argument. Ask a question. Asunder - by Robert Lopez Paperback. See the return policy for complete information. Gay's remarkable debut novel, The Long Homeis also the story of Amber Rose, a beautiful young woman forced to live beneath that evil who recognizes even as a child that Nathan is her first and last chance at escape.
Shipping details Estimated ship dimensions: 0. Discover more options. William Elbert Gay was the author of the novels Provinces of Night, The Long Home, and Twilight and the short story collection I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down.
His work has been adapted for the screen twice, That Evening Sun () andBloodworth (). Twilight - by William Gay Paperback. His works include,The Long Home, Provinces of Night, I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down, Wittgenstein s Lolita, andTwilight.
Highlights In a literary voice that is both original and powerfully unsettling, William Gay tells the story of Nathan Winer, a young and headstrong Tennessee carpenter who lost his father years ago to a human evil that is greater and closer at hand than any the boy can imagine - until he learns of it first-hand.
A moody first novel is offered as its gifted author’s claim to the regional-metaphysical mantle currently worn by Cormac McCarthy—though, in fact, it reveals the overpowering influence of Faulkner, particularly of the “Spotted Horses” chapter in The Hamlet.
The Long Home Gay : ABOUT WILLIAM GAY Born in Tennessee in , William Gay began writing at fifteen and wrote his first novel at twenty-five, but didn't begin publishing well into his fifties
He died in Dimensions Overall : 8. Return details This item can be returned to any Target store or Target. Born in Tennessee inWilliam Gay was a construction worker who didn t begin publishing until well into his fifties. Description Book Synopsis In a literary voice that is both original and powerfully unsettling, William Gay tells the story of Nathan Winer, a young and headstrong Tennessee carpenter who lost his father years ago to a human evil that is greater and closer at hand than any the boy can imagine - until he learns of it first-hand.
This item must be returned within 90 days of the date it was purchased in store, shipped, delivered by a Shipt shopper, or made ready for pickup. Set in rural Tennessee in the s, The Long Home will bring to mind once again the greatest Southern novelists and will haunt the reader with its sense of solitude, longing, and the deliverance that is always just out of reach.
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He was the winner of the William Peden Award and the James A. Michener Memorial Prize and the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. Report this item. About the Author Born in Tennessee inWilliam Gay was a construction worker who didn't begin publishing until well into his fifties.