Half a Look of Cain: A Fantastical Narrative

By William Goyen

Book Overview

Ahead of its time in its swirling visionary structure, Half a Look at Cain was rejected by Goyen's first publisher and remained unpublished for years despite extensive revisions. The novel is shaped as a series of related episodes, and its characters dream of defying mortality and of finding perfect companionship in lovers and friends. Published at last, it shines as a celebration of passion and as a rediscovered cry against the conformity and of the 1950s.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810150883
• ISBN13: 9780810150881
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Triquarterly Books
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Tremendous, nearly lost book

Goyen's Half a Look of Cain is simply a phenomenal book--his language is stunningly beautiful and he bypasses the simply realistic for a far richer and far truer portrayal of the dynamics of love and destruction that define us as human. This is one of the finest books ever--EVER. Goyen taps veins of emotion and spirit that few people have had access to. A book to read, to own, to pass along.