Author: Glenway WescottTitle: Pilgrim HawkBinding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 136Release Date: 2011-08-16Details: This powerful short novel describes the events of a single afternoon. Alwyn Tower, an American expatriate and sometime novelist, is staying with a friend outside of Paris, when a well-heeled, itinerant Irish couple drops in-with Lucy, their trained hawk, a restless, sullen, disturbingly totemic presence. Lunch is prepared, drink flows. A masquerade, at once harrowing and farcical, begins.A work of classical elegance and concision, The Pilgrim Hawk stands with Faulkner's The Bear as one of the finest American short novels: a beautifully crafted story that is also a poignant evocation of the implacable power of love.EAN: 9781590174579Package Dimensions: Height: 7.98 Inches, Length: 5.02 Inches, Weight: 0.3527396192 Pounds, Width: 0.43 Inches
