The Neon Bible

Klappentext The first novel by the Pulizer Prize-winning author of A Confederacy Of Dunces. David is a young boy growing up in a small Southern town in the 1940s. From his porch, David can see the whole valley, including the neon Bible that lights up the sky, emblem of the God-fearing folk who snub his family because Poppa can't afford the church dues. "Heartfelt emotion, communicated in clean direct prose . . . a remarkable achievement."--Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times""A powerful novel that belongs on the shelf with the works of Flannery O'Connor, Carson McCullers, and Eudora Welty. It is a moving evocation of the small-town South in the mid-twentieth century, and it is an expertly crafted tale of an adolescent boy finding the courage to make the decisions to change his life."--William McKeen, "Orlando Sentinel""John Kennedy Toole's tender, nostalgic side is as brilliantly effective as his corrosive satire. If you liked "To Kill A Mockingbird" you will love "The Neon Bible"."--Florence King"Shockingly mature. . . . Even at sixteen, Toole knew that the way to write about complex emotions is to express them simply."--Kerry Luft, "Chicago Tribune"

Product details

• Authors: John Kennedy Toole, John Kennedy Toole
• Publisher: Grove/Atlantic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.08.2001
• EAN: 9780802132079
• ISBN: 978-0-8021-3207-9
• No. of pages: 162
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 218 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; USA, Fiction: general & literary, Relating to early adulthood, c 1940 to c 1949, US South: East South Central States, EVENT / Summer, Pulitzer Prize;suicide;funny;sad;shrewd;evangelist