Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery - A Novel with an Introduction by the Author

John Gregory Brown's debut novel examines family, race, and faith in a heartbreaking tale of identity, devotion, and regret. The story centres on the Eagen family of New Orleans, Irish Catholics of "mixed blood” in a city where race defines destiny.

About the author

John Gregory Brown is the author of the novels The Wrecked, Blessed Body of Shelton Lafleur, Audubon's Watch, and A Thousand Miles from Nowhere. His honors include a Lyndhurst Prize, the Lillian Smith Award, the John Steinbeck Award, and the Emyl Jenkins Sexton Literary Award for Fiction. Brown is the Julia Jackson Nichols Professor of English and Creative Writing at Sweet Briar College.

Summary

John Gregory Brown's debut novel examines family, race, and faith in a heartbreaking tale of identity, devotion, and regret. The story centres on the Eagen family of New Orleans, Irish Catholics of “mixed blood” in a city where race defines destiny.

Product details

• Authors: John Gregory Brown
• Assisted by: Robert H. Brinkmeyer (Editor)
• Publisher: The University of South Carolina Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781643360188
• ISBN: 978-1-64336-018-8
• No. of pages: 262
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 203 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 299 g
• Series: Southern Revivals; Southern Revivals
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature