The Long Home by William Gay

The Long Home by William Gay

William Gay s first novel is an epic narrative of love, death, faith and violence.

'Gay's writing is strong and sensuous' Sunday Times 'A sinewy idiosyncratic voice that falls gratefully on the mind.' The Times

William Gay was born in Hohenwald, Tennessee. After high school, he joined the United States Navy and served during the Vietnam War. For many years he made his living as a carpenter, drywall-hanger and house painter before publishing, in 1998, his first novel, The Long Home, at the age of 57. He went on to publish the story collection I Hate To See That Evening Sun Go Down and two further novels Provinces of Night and Twilight before his death in 2012. Little Sister Death, the first of his novels to be published posthumously, came out in 2015.

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ISBN 13	9780571210015
ISBN 10	0571210015
Title	The Long Home
Author	William Gay
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Faber & Faber
Year published	2003-01-20
Number of pages	272
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