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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Vintage Books
Publication date
March 1, 1987
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780394743943
ISBN-10
0394743946
Dimensions
1 by 4.25 by 7 in.
Weight
0.75 lbs.
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Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$16.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A New York town is the setting for a confrontation between an old police chief and a strange magician
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Madman. Prophet. Magician. Hippie. Murderer. Who is the Sunlight Man?
In The Sunlight Dialogues, John Gardner's vision of America in the turbulent 1960s embraces an unconventional cast of conventional citizens in the small rural town of Batavia, New York. Sheriff Fred Clumly is trying desperately to unravel mysteries surrounding a disorderly, nameless drifter called "The Sunlight Man," who has been jailed for painting the word "LOVE" across two lanes of traffic, and who is later suspected of murder. The men battle over morality, freedom and their opposing notions of justice, leading each to find his own state of grace. Their conflict is mirrored in the community of middlebrow politicians and their church-going wives, Native Americans, working-class immigrants, farmers, soldiers, petty thieves, and even centenarian sisters too stubborn to die. Gardner's alchemy is existential: from the most raw, vulnerable, and conflicting characters in the American melting pot, he transmutes common denominators of human isolation and longing. With unnerving suspense, his acute ear for American speech, and permeated by his deep-rooted belief in morality, this expansive, sprawling, and ambitious novel is John Gardner's masterpiece: "A superb literary achievement," noted The Boston Globe.
In The Sunlight Dialogues, John Gardner's vision of America in the turbulent 1960s embraces an unconventional cast of conventional citizens in the small rural town of Batavia, New York. Sheriff Fred Clumly is trying desperately to unravel mysteries surrounding a disorderly, nameless drifter called "The Sunlight Man," who has been jailed for painting the word "LOVE" across two lanes of traffic, and who is later suspected of murder. The men battle over morality, freedom and their opposing notions of justice, leading each to find his own state of grace. Their conflict is mirrored in the community of middlebrow politicians and their church-going wives, Native Americans, working-class immigrants, farmers, soldiers, petty thieves, and even centenarian sisters too stubborn to die. Gardner's alchemy is existential: from the most raw, vulnerable, and conflicting characters in the American melting pot, he transmutes common denominators of human isolation and longing. With unnerving suspense, his acute ear for American speech, and permeated by his deep-rooted belief in morality, this expansive, sprawling, and ambitious novel is John Gardner's masterpiece: "A superb literary achievement," noted The Boston Globe.
Editions
Hardcover
from Random House Inc (October 1, 1972); titled "The Sunlight Dialogues"
9780394471440 | details & prices | List price $15.00
About: A novel set in a New York town about an old police chief and a strange magician who come together in a violent clash of ideals
About: A novel set in a New York town about an old police chief and a strange magician who come together in a violent clash of ideals
Paperback
With Charles Johnson (other contributor) |
from New Directions (November 1, 2006); titled "The Sunlight Dialogues"
9780811216708 | details & prices | 690 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 1.50 in. | 1.50 lbs | List price $17.95
About: Sheriff Clumly is working to unravel a mystery surrounding a drifter who is jailed for painting 'LOVE' across the road in the small town of Batavia, and murder may soon be added to the charges.
About: Sheriff Clumly is working to unravel a mystery surrounding a drifter who is jailed for painting 'LOVE' across the road in the small town of Batavia, and murder may soon be added to the charges.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Vintage Books (March 1, 1987); titled "The Sunlight Dialogues"
9780394743943 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $16.00
About: A New York town is the setting for a confrontation between an old police chief and a strange magician
About: A New York town is the setting for a confrontation between an old police chief and a strange magician
Reissue edition from Ballantine Books (February 1, 1974)
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