"Lawnboy is, quite simply, the real thing, a novel of mystery and great beauty." —Michael CunninghamThey all thought I was good-natured, upright and responsible, generous, affectionate, and kind, and of course I could be those things, but there was much more to me than that, a side that unnerved even myself, and this side included William. Seventeen-year-old Evan's adventure begins with mowing a neighbor's lawn, a summer job that leads him into an unpredictable world of desire and betrayal. Estranged from his parents and his older brother, he moves in with forty-one-year-old William and begins a disastrous series of attempts to make a new home. Must he make a choice between his family and desire? First published to wide acclaim in 1999, Lawnboy by Paul Lisicky wanders the lush and tumultuous landscape of the early 1990s, its south Florida setting as fertile and troubling as Evan's inner life.
Paul Lisicky Books
Paul Lisicky's work delves into the complexities of modern existence, exploring themes of memory, identity, and the search for meaning. His prose is characterized by a precise, lyrical style that offers profound introspection into the human condition. Lisicky masterfully crafts narratives that reveal the delicate threads connecting our inner lives to the external world. His writing invites readers to contemplate their own place within the broader human narrative.
