Finn |
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| Author:
| Clinch, Jon |
| Series title: | Center Point Platinum Fiction (Large Print) Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58547-990-0 |
| Publication Date: | May 2007 |
| Publisher: | Center Point Large Print
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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"A memorable debut, likely to make waves." - Kirkus Reviews, starred.
"Clinch lyrically renders the Mississippi River's ceaseless flow, while revealing Finn's brutal contradictions, his violence, arrogance and self-reproach." - Publishers Weekly, starred.
In this masterful debut by a major new voice in fiction, Jon Clinch takes us on a journey into the history and heart of one of American literature's most brutal and mysterious figures: Huckleberry Finn's...
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"A memorable debut, likely to make waves." - Kirkus Reviews, starred.
"Clinch lyrically renders the Mississippi River's ceaseless flow, while revealing Finn's brutal contradictions, his violence, arrogance and self-reproach." - Publishers Weekly, starred.
In this masterful debut by a major new voice in fiction, Jon Clinch takes us on a journey into the history and heart of one of American literature's most brutal and mysterious figures: Huckleberry Finn's father. The story begins and ends with a lifeless body - flayed and stripped of all identifying marks - drifting down the Mississippi. The circumstances of the murder, and the secret of the victim's identity, shape Finn's story as they will shape his life and his death. Finn is a novel about race; about paternity in its many guises; about the shame of a nation recapitulated by the shame of one absolutely unforgettable family. Above all, Finn reaches back into the darkest waters of America's past to fashion something compelling, fearless, and new.