The Blood Oranges by John Hawkes

The Blood Oranges by John Hawkes

Yet no synopsis or comparison can convey the novel's lyric comedy or, indeed, its sinister power sinister because of the strength of will Cyril exerts over his wife, his mistress, his wife's reluctant lover; lyric, since he is also a sex-singer in the land where music is the food of love.

"The sixth and most accessible novel by, feasibly, our best writer. . The book's principal attribute is its relentless originality." -- Thomas McGuane - The New York Times Book Review
"Rich, evocative, highly original piece of fiction. It gilds contemporary American literature with real, not synthetic, gold." -- Anthony Burgess
"John Hawkes here has written the mature work of a great artist. An artist finally accessible, whose language, images, and sounds present an astonishing vision." -- Jacques Cabau - L’Express (Paris)

John Hawkes (1925–1998) was a postmodern novelist born in Stamford, Connecticut, and educated at Harvard University. He was noted for his unconventional style and views on the creation of literature and was admired by Flannery O’Connor, Robert Penn Warren, Saul Bellow, Anthony Burgess, Jeffrey Eugenides, and Donald Barthelme.

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ISBN 13	9780811200615
ISBN 10	0811200612
Title	The Blood Oranges
Author	John Hawkes
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	New Directions Publishing Corporation
Year published	1972-04-17
Number of pages	284
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