Savage holiday : a novel
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Early, Gerald Lyn, writer of afterword.
Published
Jackson, MS : Banner Books, ©1994.
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Published
Jackson, MS : Banner Books, ©1994.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
235 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-235).
Description
Erskine Fowler, an insurance executive forced by corporate intrigue into the long holiday of retirement, becomes enmeshed in a weekend of bizarre and bloody circumstances that reveal his troubled psyche and desperation. Naked and accidentally locked out of his apartment, he inadvertently causes a boy to fall to his death. Driven by guilt and by a compulsion to conceal his involvement, Fowler befriends the boy's mother. Yet his self-destructive rages to redeem himself lead to mayhem. This is Richard Wright's only published work with no Black characters. He was unsure about how his readers would react to this bravely experimental novel. Shying away from the racial problem he depicted in his other works, he writes here a riveting study in psychological fiction. It deserves to be regarded anew as work from a master.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wright, R., & Early, G. L. (1994). Savage holiday: a novel . Banner Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 and Gerald Lyn, Early. 1994. Savage Holiday: A Novel. Banner Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 and Gerald Lyn, Early. Savage Holiday: A Novel Banner Books, 1994.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wright, Richard, and Gerald Lyn Early. Savage Holiday: A Novel Banner Books, 1994.
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