Martin and John: A Novel - Hardcover

Peck, Dale

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374203113 ISBN 13: 9780374203115

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1993

Synopsis

John flees to Kansas with his lover, Martin, who is sick with AIDS, and after Martin dies two years later, John begins to keep a journal through which he examines his life in the face of his own impending demise. A first novel.

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Review

Praise for "Martin and John"

"Dale Peck is what we've been waiting for, a new talent with vast ambitions and a voice like an angel chewing on broken glass. "Martin and John" launches an important career."--Michael Cunningham

"These are elegant, nightmarish variations on two compressed, mordant themese: love in the time of AIDS and the eternally fragile politics of domestic desire. The somber lyricism, the fresh conception of form, the profoundly human grasp of character all suggest this touchingly young writer will have a great future."
--Edmund White

"[Dale Peck's] wisdom about human feelings, his talent for translating those feelings into rose and his sophisticated mastery of literary form all speak to a maturity that belies his twenty-five years. In short, a stunning debut."
--Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times Book Review"

""Martin and John" is one of the more inspired and brilliant novels that deal not only with AIDS but with the grief and bereavement that are inescapably a part of every life."
--David Kaufman, "The Nation"

Praise for "Martin and John"
"Dale Peck is what we've been waiting for, a new talent with vast ambitions and a voice like an angel chewing on broken glass. "Martin and John" launches an important career."--Michael Cunningham
"These are elegant, nightmarish variations on two compressed, mordant themese: love in the time of AIDS and the eternally fragile politics of domestic desire. The somber lyricism, the fresh conception of form, the profoundly human grasp of character all suggest this touchingly young writer will have a great future."
--Edmund White
"[Dale Peck's] wisdom about human feelings, his talent for translating those feelings into rose and his sophisticated mastery of literary form all speak to a maturity that belies his twenty-five years. In short, a stunning debut."
--Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times Book Review"
""Martin and John" is one of the more inspired and brilliant novels that deal not only with AIDS but with the grief and bereavement that are inescapably a part of every life."
--David Kaufman, "The Nation"

Praise for "Martin and John"
"[Dale Peck's] wisdom about human feelings, his talent for translating those feelings into rose and his sophisticated mastery of literary form all speak to a maturity that belies his twenty-five years. In short, a stunning debut."
--"The New York Times"
"Peck's first novel has a dark brilliance and moments of real beauty, but it is a book that is shocking, hard to accept fully, and hard to ignore."
--"Los Angeles Times
"
""Martin and John" is one of the more inspired and brilliant novels that deal not only with AIDS but with the grief and bereavement that are inescapably a part of every life."
--"The Nation"
"Dale Peck is what we've been waiting for, a new talent with vast ambitions and a voice like an angel chewing on broken glass. "Martin and John" launches an important career."
--Michael Cunningham
"These are elegant, nightmarish variations on two compressed, mordant themes: love in the time of AIDS and the eternally fragile politics of domestic desire . . . The somber lyricism, the fresh conception of form, the profoundly human grasp of character all suggest this touchingly young writer will have a great future."
--Edmund White
"Dale Peck's first novel is a wounding, extraordinarily honest story with a promiscuous narrative energy and honed stylistic gift that can only mark the arrival of a prodigious talent."
--Dennis Cooper

Praise for "Martin and John"
[Dale Peck's] wisdom about human feelings, his talent for translating those feelings into rose and his sophisticated mastery of literary form all speak to a maturity that belies his twenty-five years. In short, a stunning debut.
"The New York Times"
Peck s first novel has a dark brilliance and moments of real beauty, but it is a book that is shocking, hard to accept fully, and hard to ignore.
"Los Angeles Times
"
" Martin and John"is one of the more inspired and brilliant novels that deal not only with AIDS but with the grief and bereavement that are inescapably a part of every life.
"The Nation"
"Remains a sophisticated literary response to the AIDS crisis."
" Los Angeles Review of Books"
Dale Peck is what we've been waiting for, a new talent with vast ambitions and a voice like an angel chewing on broken glass. "Martin and John" launches an important career.
Michael Cunningham
These are elegant, nightmarish variations on two compressed, mordant themes: love in the time of AIDS and the eternally fragile politics of domestic desire . . . The somber lyricism, the fresh conception of form, the profoundly human grasp of character all suggest this touchingly young writer will have a great future.
Edmund White
Dale Peck s first novel is a wounding, extraordinarily honest story with a promiscuous narrative energy and honed stylistic gift that can only mark the arrival of a prodigious talent.
Dennis Cooper"

About the Author

Dale Peck is the author of twelve books in a variety of genres, including "Martin and John," "The Law of Enclosures," and "Greenville." His fiction and criticism have earned him two O. Henry Awards, a Pushcart Prize, a Lambda Literary Award, and a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship. He lives in New York City, where he teaches in the New School s Graduate Writing Program."

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0374203113
• ISBN 13: 9780374203115
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1