Double Vision (e-bog) af George Garrett, Garrett

Double Vision e-bog

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A shotgun marriage of fact and fiction by one of the most highly regarded writers and teachers of our timeA writer named George Garrett, suffering from double vision as a result of a neurological disorder, is asked to review a recent, first biography of the late Peter Taylor, a renowned writer who has been his long-time friend and neighbor in Charlottesville. Reflecting on their relationship, G...
E-bog 223,05 DKK
Forfattere George Garrett, Garrett (forfatter)
Udgivet 6 maj 2011
Længde 200 sider
Genrer FA
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780817381875
A shotgun marriage of fact and fiction by one of the most highly regarded writers and teachers of our timeA writer named George Garrett, suffering from double vision as a result of a neurological disorder, is asked to review a recent, first biography of the late Peter Taylor, a renowned writer who has been his long-time friend and neighbor in Charlottesville. Reflecting on their relationship, Garrett conceives of a character-not unlike himself-a writer in his early 70s, ill and suffering from double vision, named Frank Toomer. He gives Toomer a neighbor, a distinguished short story writer named Aubrey Carver.As the real George Garrett and Peter Taylor are replaced by two very different and imaginary writers, the story becomes a wise and insightful exploration of American literary life, the art of biography, the comical rivalries among writers and academics, notions of success, and the knotty relationship of art to life, fact to fiction, and life to death. Double Vision is a witty tour de force and an elegy for a gifted generation of writers.