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edisto
a novel that has drawn comparisons with the work of j. d. salinger truman capote and flannery oconnor edisto centers on one simons everson manigault a twelve year old possessed of a vocabulary and sophistication way beyond his years and a preadolescent bewilderment with the behavior of adults . these include his mother who is known as the duchess and his enigmatic father surrogate taurus . imbued with a strong sense of place an isolated strip of south carolina coast called edisto padgett powells novel is truly remarkable ... both as a narrative and in its extraordinary use of language walker percy .
paperback farrar straus giroux 2009 isbn13 9780374531683 isbn10 0374531684
abridged n isbn 13 9780374531683 number in series 1 number of pages 183 publisher farrar straus & giroux release date 1233619200000