In this much-awaited second novel, the author of "The Long Home" tells a sweeping tale of 1950s backwoods Tennessee, earning his comparisons to the South's greatest writers, from Cormac McCarthy to Larry Brown.
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In this much-awaited second novel, the author of "The Long Home" tells a sweeping tale of 1950s backwoods Tennessee, earning his comparisons to the South's greatest writers, from Cormac McCarthy to Larry Brown.
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Acceptable. Hardcover The item is fairly worn but still readable. Signs of wear include aesthetic issues such as scratches, worn covers, damaged binding. The item may have identifying markings on it or show other signs of previous use. May have page creases, creased spine, bent cover or markings inside. Packed with care, shipped promptly.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. In this much-awaited second novel, the author of 'The Long Home' tells a sweeping tale of 1950s backwoods Tennessee, earning his comparisons to the South's greatest writers, from Cormac McCarthy to Larry Brown. First printing. Full number line. Signed by William Gay on title page. Beautiful copy. in jacket, wrapped in Gaylord.
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As new book in an as new dust jacket. Signed by the author. 293 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket design by Jean Traina. Signed by Gay on the title page. His 2nd book which tells the story of the Bloodworth clan in 1952. The father comes home to Tennessee after 20 years to find his sons grown & angry. As new book in an as new dust jacket. A beautiful copy!
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William Gay writes scenes like Impressionists paint on canvass. Little bits of sensory cues dot his every sentence. Each small pattern is a miniature work of art in and of itself. Together, they put you inside cabin kitchens and ramshackle juke joints and gas stations next to wide places in dusty roads among the hard workers and hard drinkers, steel-hearted villains and a parade of clever natives who live among the hills and hollows of a rural world that had not yet been homogenized into the strip-center chain-store sameness that drones through the South and all of America these days.
Wiliam Gay tells a good story. The plot alone is worth the time to read this book. But like all of Gay's work, "Provinces of Night" is so much more than a story.
When I read, I keep a yellow highlighter nearby so I can mark passages that touch me in such ways that I'd like to re-read them when I have time. When I read the work of William Gay, I often wind up with more yellow on the pages than white. He's that good. Hardly a passage goes by without coming onto a line that makes me say to myself, "I should print that off, put it on a frame and hang it on my wall."
See for yourself. And check out "The Long Home" (Gay's first published novel) and "Twilight" (his most recent one). And stay tuned for his new book -- "The Lost Country." It is scheduled for release in late May of 2009, but I'm not sure if it will make that date. I sure hope so.
