Flesh And Blood - Softcover

Cunningham, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140246444 ISBN 13: 9780140246445

Publisher: Penguin, 1996

Synopsis

Constantine and Mary Stassos strive to embody the American dream. Bringing up a family in 1950s New Jersey, their hopes are channelled through Billy, Susan and Zoe. But as the children grow, move away and affirm their sexual identities, the repercussions of family life permeate their relationships.

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Review:

"A wonderful . . . sprawling, old-fashioned novel."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"A work of dramatic humanity at a high and poetic level."--"Los Angeles Times" "Reading Michael Cunningham is like putting on see-through glasses. He's got this way of exposing his characters' deepest inclinations and motivations, letting us peer through glass directly into their souls."--"The Boston Globe"
"The book buzzcuts like Edward Scissorhands through the conventionally dull pastures of the American family saga."--"Vanity Fair"

A wonderful . . . sprawling, old-fashioned novel. "The New York Times Book Review"

A work of dramatic humanity at a high and poetic level. "Los Angeles Times"

Reading Michael Cunningham is like putting on see-through glasses. He's got this way of exposing his characters' deepest inclinations and motivations, letting us peer through glass directly into their souls. "The Boston Globe"

The book buzzcuts like Edward Scissorhands through the conventionally dull pastures of the American family saga. "Vanity Fair""

"A wonderful . . . sprawling, old-fashioned novel." --The New York Times Book Review

"A work of dramatic humanity at a high and poetic level." --Los Angeles Times

"Reading Michael Cunningham is like putting on see-through glasses. He's got this way of exposing his characters' deepest inclinations and motivations, letting us peer through glass directly into their souls." --The Boston Globe

"The book buzzcuts like Edward Scissorhands through the conventionally dull pastures of the American family saga." --Vanity Fair

About the Author:

Michael Cunningham

Flesh and Blood is Michael Cunningham's third novel. His first, Golden States, was published in 1984. His second, A Home at the End of the World, published in 1991, was widely acclaimed and was shortlisted for the Irish Times/Aer Lingus International Fiction Prize.

Cunningham has also published a wide array of short stories, including "White Angel" in The New Yorker (1988), "Pearls" in The Paris Review (1982), and "Ignorant Armies" in The Penguin Book of Gay Short Stories (Viking/Penguin 1994). He has also written articles for publications such as Esquire, Vogue, and Out including "After AIDS, Gay Art Aims for a New Reality" for the front page of the Arts & Leisure section of The New York Times in April 1992.

Having won numerous fellowships from institutions such as the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, Cunningham has been awarded for his prose time and time again. His education includes a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University and a Master of Arts from the University of Iowa, Writer's Workshop.

Michael Cunningham currently lives in New York City.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0140246444
• ISBN 13: 9780140246445
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480