Edisto
ISBN:
9780330288354 (0330288350)
Publish date: September 6th 1985
Publisher: Picador
Pages no: 183
Edition language: English
Series: Edisto (#1)
I may have to reread this because I remember loving it but not much else.
Edisto is a coming of age story that draws a lot from Salinger in the voice of its intelligent, prickly protagonist. But Powell's interest in language, which will later become even more pronounced is what really separates him from the Salinger wannabes. In his more recent works, Powell plays a lot w...