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Jed Tewksbury is born dirt poor in Alabama but strives for a place in the “kingdom of the mind” by becoming a classical scholar. His choices box him into a seemingly endless purgatory of solitude, alienation, and disappointment. He serves as a spectator of his own life, searching in war, career, and sex for an identity he can never quite grasp. This autumnal 1977 novel is beautifully written and Jed contains multitudes within his tortured mind.
Leftcoastzen Love seeing the old hardcovers 1y
Bigwig Me too. They add so much to the reading experience…the scent of the old paper as well. 1y
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