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Neon Bible eBook
A Novel
language: english
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Grove Atlantic, December of 2007 ‧
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"A moving evocation of the small-town South in the mid-twentieth century" that "belongs on the shelf with the works of Flannery O’Connor, Carson McCullers, and Eudora Welty" (Orlando Sentinel).
John Kennedy Toole—who won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for his best-selling comic masterpiece A Confederacy of Dunces—wrote The Neon Bible for a literary contest at the age of sixteen. The manuscript languished in a drawer and became the subject of a legal battle among Toole’s heirs. It was only in 1989, thirty-five years after it was written and twenty years after Toole’s suicide at thirty-one, that this amazingly accomplished and evocative novel was freed for publication.
"Heartfelt emotion, communicated in clean direct prose . . . a remarkable achievement." —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
"John Kennedy Toole’s tender, nostalgic side is as brilliantly effective as his corrosive satire. If you liked To Kill A Mockingbird you will love The Neon Bible." —Florence King
"Shockingly mature. . . . Even at sixteen, Toole knew that the way to write about complex emotions is to express them simply." —Kerry Luft, Chicago Tribune
John Kennedy Toole—who won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for his best-selling comic masterpiece A Confederacy of Dunces—wrote The Neon Bible for a literary contest at the age of sixteen. The manuscript languished in a drawer and became the subject of a legal battle among Toole’s heirs. It was only in 1989, thirty-five years after it was written and twenty years after Toole’s suicide at thirty-one, that this amazingly accomplished and evocative novel was freed for publication.
"Heartfelt emotion, communicated in clean direct prose . . . a remarkable achievement." —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
"John Kennedy Toole’s tender, nostalgic side is as brilliantly effective as his corrosive satire. If you liked To Kill A Mockingbird you will love The Neon Bible." —Florence King
"Shockingly mature. . . . Even at sixteen, Toole knew that the way to write about complex emotions is to express them simply." —Kerry Luft, Chicago Tribune
DETAILS
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 9780802197320 |
| Publisher: | Grove Atlantic |
| Release Date: | December of 2007 |
| Language: | English |
| Format: | eBook |
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| EAN: | 9780802197320 |
| Acessibilidade: | Ver características de acessibilidade indicadas pelo editor |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
John Kennedy Toole
John Kennedy Toole nasceu em 7 de Dezembro de 1937, em Nova Orleães. Suicidou-se, aos 31 anos, em 26 de Março de 1969. Sabe-se que não teve urna infância fácil, mas revelou ser um rapaz especialmente dotado - excelente aluno, talento para a música e para a escrita. Teve bolsas de estudo para frequentar as Universidades de Culane e Colambia.
Com apenas 16 anos, escreveu o seu primeiro livro - ""A Bíblia de Néon" -, que apresentou, sem êxito, a um concurso literário. E, durante os dois anos de tropa, em Porto Rico, escreveu um segundo e último romance - "Uma Conspiração de Estúpidos" - muito mais elaborado. Mas não teve melhor sorte. Começou por submetê-lo à apreciação de urna das mais importantes editoras americanas, que o recusou. E outras sete deram-lhe o mesmo destino.
A frustração que lhe foi criada por tal série de insucessos tê-lo-á levado ao suicídio. Mas quem poderia adivinhar que este seu romance viria, finalmente, a ser publicado em 1980 e, no ano seguinte, seria distinguido com o Prémio Pulitzer de Ficção?
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