As a Friend: A Novel
Author | : Forrest Gander |
Publisher | : New Directions Publishing |
Total Pages | : 122 |
Release | : 2008-09-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780811223188 |
ISBN-13 | : 0811223183 |
Rating | : 4/5 (183 Downloads) |
Download or read book As a Friend: A Novel written by Forrest Gander and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2008-09-17 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unforgettable, sensual novel by "one of the most gifted and accomplished poets of his generation" (Mark Rudman). "Heroism is a secondary virtue," Albert Camus noted, "but friendship is primary." In his gem-like first novel, Forrest Gander writes of friendship, envy, and eros as a harmonic of charged overtones. Set in a rural southern landscape as vivid as its indelible characters, As a Friend tells the story of Les, a gifted man and land surveyor, whose impact on those around him (his friend Clay, his girlfriend Sarah) provokes intense self-examination and an atmosphere of dangerous eroticism. With poetic insight, Gander explores the nature of attraction, betrayal, and loyalty. What he achieves is brilliant in style and powerfully unsettling.