Requiem, Mass.
Item
Title
Requiem, Mass.
Creator
Dufresne, John
Description
Novel centered around a family of four and a son's retelling of his disrupted youth. An absent, long-haul trucker father and his multiple families; a psychologically troubled mother who claims, among other things, that her children are imposters; an imaginative younger sister; the ubiquitous cat. The real and make-believe characters who intersect the narrator's life at home, school, and wherever his journeys take him in his attempts to save his family - in life or in story. Plays with, and discusses, concepts of fiction and memoir. Written by Worcester, Massachusetts native and teacher of Creative Writing at Florida International University. Winner of the Florida Book Award.
Source
Read: PREVIEW
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co.
Date
2008
Language
EN
Type
Book
Identifier
Coverage
20th century
Massachusetts
ISBN
9780393057904
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
New York, New York