The Sunlight Dialogues
by John Gardner 2020-04-22 13:43:14
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John Gardner''s sweeping portrait of the collision of opposing philosophical perspectives in 1960s America, centering on the appearance of a mysterious stranger in a small upstate New York town. One summer day, a countercultural drifter known only as... Read more

John Gardner''s sweeping portrait of the collision of opposing philosophical perspectives in 1960s America, centering on the appearance of a mysterious stranger in a small upstate New York town.

One summer day, a countercultural drifter known only as the Sunlight Man appears in Batavia, New York. Jailed for painting the word "LOVE" across two lanes of traffic, the Sunlight Man encounters Fred Clumly, a 64-year-old town sheriff. Throughout the course of this impressive narrative, the dialogue between these two men becomes a microcosm of the social unrest that epitomized America during this significant historical period - and culminates in an unforgettable ending.

Beautifully expansive and imbued with exceptional social insight, The Sunlight Dialogues is John Gardner''s most ambitious work and established him as one of the most important fiction writers in post-World War II America.

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  • Ballantine Books
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  • 9780345304926
John Champlin Gardner Jr. (July 21, 1933 – Sep 14, 1982) was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor. He is best known for his 1971 novel Grendel, a retelling of the...
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