The Sky Below - Stacey D'erasmo - Books - Mariner Books - 9780547336275 - April 21, 2010
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Stacey D'erasmo

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From a rising literary star “in the tradition of Carol Shields and A. S. Byatt? comes this luminous story of a contemporary man?s metamorphosis.
Andrea Barrett and Michael Cunningham have lauded Stacey D?Erasmo for the beauty of her language and her ability to create worlds that leave a lasting impression. In her new novel, D?Erasmo reaches back to Ovid for inspiration in this tale of how the mythic animates our everyday lives. At thirty-seven, Gabriel Collins works halfheartedly as an obituary writer at a fading newspaper in lower Manhattan, which, since 9/11, feels like a city of the dead. This once dreamy and appealing boy has turned from a rebellious adolescent to an adult who trades in petty crimes. His wealthy, older boyfriend is indulgent of him—to a point. But after a brush with his own mortality, Gabriel must flee to Mexico in order to put himself back together. By novel?s end, we know all of Gabriel?s ratty little secrets, but by dint of D?Erasmo?s spectacular writing, we exult in the story of an imperfect man who—tested by a world that is often too much for him—rises to meet the challenge.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released April 21, 2010
ISBN13 9780547336275
Publishers Mariner Books
Pages 288
Dimensions 130 × 200 × 20 mm   ·   272 g
Language English  

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