So Long, See You Tomorrow
Published on 5. July 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-09-956093-7 (ISBN)
Description
'A masterpiece, a perfect book' David Nicholls
Discover this unmissable modern classic where the fragile friendship between two teenage boys has devastating consequences that echo throughout the years.
**AS SEEN ON BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS**
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ANN PATCHETT
Away from the quiet farmlands of Illinois, two lonely teenagers - bound by the burden of their home lives - forge a delicate friendship. But when jealousy ignites in one of their families, it leads to unthinkable tragedy, and severs the two boys' bond forever.
Fifty years later, haunted by the past, the narrator seeks to piece together those harrowing events and find redemption for a lifetime of regret. So Long, See You Tomorrow is a haunting exploration of memory, loss, and the enduring quest for forgiveness.
'A mosaic of human emotion, a singular and spectacular work of art' Ann Patchett
'One of the great books of our age' Michael Ondaatje
Discover this unmissable modern classic where the fragile friendship between two teenage boys has devastating consequences that echo throughout the years.
**AS SEEN ON BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS**
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ANN PATCHETT
Away from the quiet farmlands of Illinois, two lonely teenagers - bound by the burden of their home lives - forge a delicate friendship. But when jealousy ignites in one of their families, it leads to unthinkable tragedy, and severs the two boys' bond forever.
Fifty years later, haunted by the past, the narrator seeks to piece together those harrowing events and find redemption for a lifetime of regret. So Long, See You Tomorrow is a haunting exploration of memory, loss, and the enduring quest for forgiveness.
'A mosaic of human emotion, a singular and spectacular work of art' Ann Patchett
'One of the great books of our age' Michael Ondaatje
Reviews / Votes
A mosaic of human emotion, a singular and spectacular work of art... some of the greatest truths I've read are held in these 153 pages -- Ann Patchett A masterpiece, a perfect book -- David Nicholls A perfect novel * Paul Lynch * Extraordinary * Daily Mail * One of the great books of our age. It is the subtlest of miniatures that contains our deepest sorrows and truths and love - all caught in a clear, simple style in perfect brushstrokes A truly extraordinary novel... Maxwell has tapped a vein of strange, pure emotion * Mail on Sunday * So magically deft at being profound...possesses that daunting quality impossible to emulate: it makes greatness seem simple Maxwell does something all great novelists do: he conjures depths of pain and regret in words of radiant simplicity * Observer * This calm, reflective and extraordinarily beautiful novel offers American fiction at its finest * Irish Times * Maxwell's voice is one of the wisest in American fiction; it is, as well, one of the kindestMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 204 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
131 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-09-956093-7 (9780099560937)
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W. Maxwell
So Long, See You Tomorrow
Book
12/1997
The Harvill Press
€29.91
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E-Book
12/2010
1st Edition
Vintage Digital
€8.99
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Person
William Maxwell was born in Illinois in 1908. He was the author of a distinguished body of work: six novels, three short story collections, an autobiographical memoir and a collection of literary essays and reviews. A New Yorker editor for forty years, he helped to shape the prose and careers of John Updike, John Cheever, John O'Hara and Eudora Welty. So Long, See You Tomorrow won the American Book Award, and he received the PEN/Malamud Award. He died in New York in 2000.