An edition of A Death in the Family (1957)

A death in the family

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A death in the family
James Agee, James Agee
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An edition of A Death in the Family (1957)

A death in the family

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Forty years after its original publication, James Agee's last novel seems, more than ever, an American classic. For in his lyrical, sorrowful account of a man's death and its impact on his family, Agee painstakingly created a small world of domestic happiness and then showed how quickly and casually it could be destroyed.

On a sultry summer night in 1915, Jay Follet leaves his house in Knoxville, Tennessee, to tend to his father, whom he believes is dying. The summons turns out to be a false alarm, but on his way back to his family, Jay has a car accident and is killed instantly. Dancing back and forth in time and braiding the viewpoints of Jay's wife, brother, and young son, Rufus, Agee creates an overwhelmingly powerful novel of innocence, tenderness, and loss that should be read aloud for the sheer music of its prose.

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Publisher
Robert Bentley
Language
English
Pages
339

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Cover of: A death in the family
A death in the family
1998, Vintage Books
in English - 1st Vintage International ed.
Cover of: A death in the family
A death in the family
1957, Robert Bentley
in English
Cover of: A death in the family.
A death in the family.
1957, McDowell, Obolensky
in English

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PZ4

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Pagination
339 p. ;
Number of pages
339

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OL22994591M
LCCN
67006299
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61274

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