Runaway Soul
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.35 (917 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0224030019 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 835 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
On the release of his short stories in 1958, Brodkey was hailed as a major writer; the release of this, his first novel, announced in 1964 and subject to numerous delays and revisions, is thus one of the most long-awaited and keenly-anticipated events in American publishing and literary circles.
Great Satchel Brodky is my secret parallel universe sage and teacher. I dig him so.. Unreadable, but unignorable Polly-o Like other products of obsession - Henry Darger's work, for example - this novel has a peculiar, rather unwholesome authority. There's no mistaking that every line is "poetry written with a splash of blood", to use Yukio Mishima's phrase. I have to agree with Salman Rushdie when he gallantly claimed that this book was "worth ten safe well-written little novels."Nonetheless, "The Runaway Soul" has to be shelved alongside other years-in-the-writing would-be masterpieces like "The Rosy Crucifixion" and "Ancient Evenings" as a noble failure. It's possible t. "A Savory Journey" according to Vanessa. What a book! Brodkey's intimate portrayal of his characters remains true. This streaming-conscious book is a challenging work of prose that begs the reader to take it slowly, savor the words, feel the emotions, understand the characters. Brodkey executes this book beautifully, forming a triumphantly orignial and poignant story. I'd find myself, after reading a few chapters, putting the book down to revel and contemplate the viewpoints of the characters and my own. Time reading this book is time well spent.
From Publishers Weekly Exquisitely sensitive and introspective narrator Wiley Silenowicz looks back over a painful childhood and youth in this sometimes brilliant, but more often turgid and self-indulgent novel. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.