Faithful Are the Wounds

Its central character is Edward Cavan, a brilliant English professor, who commits suicide. His death sets off a shock wave among Cavan's friends and changes things for some of them forever.

About the author

May Sarton (1912-1995) was an acclaimed poet, novelist, and memoirist.

Summary

Set in the academic world of Harvard and Cambridge, this novel dramatizes the plight of the embattled American liberal in the 1950s.

Product details

• Authors: May Sarton
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.1997
• EAN: 9780393317152
• ISBN: 978-0-393-31715-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 410 g
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature