All the Dead Yale Men by Craig Nova
Originally published in 1982 to wide acclaim, The Good Son remains Craig Nova's undisputed masterpiece. This classic explored the complicated entanglements of fathers and sons -expressed in the story of nouvue-riche father Pop Mackinnon, who used his wealth to manipulate his son Chip into the 'right' kind of marriage upon the young man's return from World War II.Chip eventually gave up the love of his life and married to secure his future - and what were the consequences of that decision? All the Dead Yale Men answers that question in telling the story of Frank Mackinnon, son of Chip, a prosecutor in Boston with a happy marriage and a daughter set to follow his footsteps into law school. Chip's death throws Frank into his family's legacy, where he must contend with the inheritance of the Mackinnon's beloved land and a bevy of secrets that dates back three generations. And when Frank's daughter Pia falls under the sway of local bad boy Aurlon Miller, his grief over his father's death triggers the family legacy of social standing and manipulation to begin anew, leading Frank to the darkest edges of what a father will do to protect the ones he loves.
All the Dead Yale Men examines the end of an era, how privilege and inheritance often crumble in the face of the modern world, a story enriched by the setting and mythology of Boston and its surroundings. The novel not only moves the Mackinnon's story forward but will recast historical elements of the classic novel as well, heralding the arrival of a new American classic.
Craig Nova has fourteen novels to his credit, all of which have been translated into ten languages. He has received an American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Award in Literature, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Harper-Saxton Prize (past winners include James Baldwin and Sylvia Plath), many National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship awards, and other honors. His short fiction has appeared in journals such as the Paris Review, Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Men's Journal, and the Best American Short Story series. He's worked as a screenwriter for Touchstone Pictures (a Walt Disney Corporation company), Amblin Entertainment, and other studios. Wetware, based on his novel, was adapted into a film in 2018. Nova is a Distinguished Professor of Humanities at Hillsborough's University of North Carolina.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781619023215 |
| ISBN 10 | 1619023210 |
| Title | All the Dead Yale Men |
| Author | Craig Nova |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Counterpoint |
| Year published | 2014-06-10 |
| Number of pages | 348 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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