The Pilgrim Hawk A Love Story |
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| Author:
| Wescott, Glenway |
| Introduction by:
| Cunningham, Michael |
| Series title: | New York Review Books Classics |
| ISBN: | 978-0-940322-56-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2001 |
| Publisher: | New York Review of Books, Incorporated, The
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| Imprint: | NYRB Classics |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.00 |
Book Description:
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This powerful short novel describes the events of a single afternoon. Alwyn Towers, an American expatriate and sometime novelist, is staying with a friend outside of Paris, when a well-heeled, itinerant Irish couple drops in-with Lucy, their trained hawk, a restless, sullen, disturbingly totemic presence. Lunch is prepared, drink flows. A masquerade, at once harrowing and farcical, begins. A work of classical elegance and concision,
The Pilgrim Hawk stands with...
More DescriptionThis powerful short novel describes the events of a single afternoon. Alwyn Towers, an American expatriate and sometime novelist, is staying with a friend outside of Paris, when a well-heeled, itinerant Irish couple drops in-with Lucy, their trained hawk, a restless, sullen, disturbingly totemic presence. Lunch is prepared, drink flows. A masquerade, at once harrowing and farcical, begins. A work of classical elegance and concision, The Pilgrim Hawk stands with Faulkner’sThe Bear as one of the finest American short novels: a beautifully crafted story that is also a poignant evocation of the implacable power of love.