Soul of a Whore and Purvis
Soul of a Whore and Purvis
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Features a cast of characters - faith healers, pimps, strippers, actual demons - converges, with unexpected hilarity, as Bess Cassandra awaits execution for the murder of her infant daughter. This title chronicles and questions America's myths, heroes, and everyday realities.
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Soul of a Whore and Purvis by Denis Johnson
In his poetry, short stories, novels, and plays, Denis Johnson has explored the story of America - especially of the West, land of self-made men and self-perpetuating myths - with a searing honesty and genuine sympathy. In these two plays, written in verse both hypnotic and clear, he confirms his position as one of our great verbal stylists, and a literary conscience for our times. Purvis' seven reverse-chronological scenes catalogue the fall and rise of Melvin Purvis, the G-man who brought down John Dillinger and Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd. Johnson takes us from Washington's backrooms to a Midwestern comfield, dramatizing the seductive allure of power and our own human capacity for both pettiness and grace. In "Soul of A Whore", a lively cast of characters - faith healers, pimps, strippers, actual demons - converges, with unexpected hilarity, as Bess Cassandra awaits execution for the murder of her infant daughter. In these furiously entertaining, occasionally terrifying works, Denis Johnson chronicles and questions America's myths, heroes, and everyday realities with verve and elegance, proving once again that he is at the height of his linguistic and insightful powers.
Johnson, Denis: - Denis Johnson is the author of The Name of the World, Already Dead, Jesus' Son, Resuscitation of a Hanged Man, Fiskadoro, The Stars at Noon, and Angels. His poetry has been collected in the volume The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly. He is the recipient of a Lannan Fellowship and a Whiting Writer's Award, among many other honors for his work. He lives in northern Idaho.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780374277963 |
| ISBN 10 | 0374277966 |
| Title | Soul of a Whore and Purvis |
| Author | Denis Johnson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc |
| Year published | 2012-06-05 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |