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Stunning and brutally powerful, Falconer tells the story of a man named Farragut, his crime and punishment, and his struggle to remain a man in a universe bent on beating him back into childhood. Only John Cheever could deliver these grand themes with the irony, unforced eloquence, and exhilarating humor that make Falconer such a triumphant work of the moral imagination.
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- Title
- Falconer
- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Cheever
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery Novels, Classics, American Literature, LGBTQ+, Homosexuality, Prison, Narration, Drug Addicts, Addiction
- First published
- 1977
- Original title
- Falconer
- Rating
- 3.55 out of 5
- Description
- Stunning and brutally powerful, Falconer tells the story of a man named Farragut, his crime and punishment, and his struggle to remain a man in a universe bent on beating him back into childhood. Only John Cheever could deliver these grand themes with the irony, unforced eloquence, and exhilarating humor that make Falconer such a triumphant work of the moral imagination.