The Pilgrim Hawk (excerpt) (Electric Literature's Recommended Reading Book 5)
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (519 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B009G7BI5O |
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| Number of Pages | : | 316 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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“It belongs, in my view, among the treasures of twentieth-century American literature” —Susan Sontag, The New Yorker
"Make Your Way to "The Pilgrim Hawk"" according to Dale W. Boyer. A rediscovered classic currently being championed by Michael Cunningham (who wrote the introduction) and Susan Sontag (who wrote a lengthy New Yorker piece about it, as well as its forgotten author), this is a remarkably good short novel, full of wonderful writing and terrific perceptions. It's a thoughtful and . Charles S. Houser said Upstairs, Downstairs in miniature. This is an odd little book. The events take place in a single afternoon at the home of an American woman in France between the First and Second World Wars. The narrator, Alwyn Tower, and his hostess, Alexandra Henry, are visited by the Cullens, a middle-aged Irish couple. Mrs. Cullen has brought along her pet ha. Crystalline beauty Jay Dickson Westcott's short novel has been for years something of a cult work among novelists for its structural perfection. The interlocking erotic and sympathetic triangles among the characters, and the novel's complex explosion of the meaning of the eponymous peregrine (which is pushed as far as symbolic meanings go to
Glenway Wescott (1901–1987) grew up in Wisconsin, but moved to France with his companion Monroe Wheeler in 1925. Later work included essays on political, literary, and spiritual subjects, as well as the novels The Pilgrim Hawk and Apartment in Athens (also available as an NYRB Classic). Wescott’s early fiction, notably the stories in Goodbye, Wisconsin and the novel The Grandmothers (in which Alwyn Tower, the narrator of The Pilgrim Hawk, makes his first appearance), were
But what about the stories that inspire them? Recommended Reading, the latest project from Electric Literature, publishes one story every week, each chosen by a great author or editor. And in doing so, we help give great writers, literary magazines, and independent presses the recognition (and readership) they deserve.About the Author:Glenway Wescott (1901–1987) grew up in Wisconsin, but moved to France with his companion Monroe Wheeler in 1925. Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize winning author of "The Hours," recommends an "invisible classic" that was nearly lost to time.In his introduction to this excerpt, Cunningham writes: "'The Pilgrim Hawk' is a small miracle of a book. In this age of distraction, we uncover writing that's worth slowing down and spending some time with. Okay?"About Recommended Reading:Great authors inspire us. It’s profound, it’s beautifully written, and it keeps