The Neon Bible - Softcover
The story of David, a boy growing up in a southern town in the 1940s. From his home on the hill, he can watch the whole valley below. The author also wrote "A Confederacy of Dunces". This edition ties in with the film of the same name starring Geena Rowlands.
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Heartfelt emotion, communicated in clean direct prose . . . a remarkable achievement. Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times"
A powerful novel that belongs on the shelf with the works of Flannery O Connor, Carson McCullers, and Eudora Welty. It is a moving evocation of the small-town South in the mid-twentieth century, and it is an expertly crafted tale of an adolescent boy finding the courage to make the decisions to change his life. William McKeen, "Orlando Sentinel"
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"
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"Heartfelt emotion, communicated in clean direct prose . . . a remarkable achievement."--Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "A powerful novel that belongs on the shelf with the works of Flannery O'Connor, Carson McCullers, and Eudora Welty. It is a moving evocation of the small-town South in the mid-twentieth century, and it is an expertly crafted tale of an adolescent boy finding the courage to make the decisions to change his life."--William McKeen, Orlando Sentinel "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
A powerful novel that belongs on the shelf with the works of Flannery O Connor, Carson McCullers, and Eudora Welty. It is a moving evocation of the small-town South in the mid-twentieth century, and it is an expertly crafted tale of an adolescent boy finding the courage to make the decisions to change his life. William McKeen, "Orlando Sentinel"
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"
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"Heartfelt emotion, communicated in clean direct prose . . . a remarkable achievement."--Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "A powerful novel that belongs on the shelf with the works of Flannery O'Connor, Carson McCullers, and Eudora Welty. It is a moving evocation of the small-town South in the mid-twentieth century, and it is an expertly crafted tale of an adolescent boy finding the courage to make the decisions to change his life."--William McKeen, Orlando Sentinel "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
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0140239278
- ISBN 13 9780140239270
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages176
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