Landscape with Traveler: The Pillow Book of Francis Reeves

by Barry Gifford

Book Overview

In print for the first time in 15 years, Landscape with Traveler was the first full-length novel by Gifford. It lays bare the themes that have marked his lifelong career: gay issues; a winsome, Beat-inspired frenzy of love; the generation-defining crossroads in American history. Written as the protagonist's diary, and structured as three acclaimed short novels bound into one volume, the book recounts the deep friendship between a middle-aged gay man...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609804996
• ISBN13: 9781609804992
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Seven Stories Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A Surprisingly Subtle Story

The reason LANDSCAPE WITH TRAVELLER surprised me was that I was only familiar with Barry Gifford's Sailor and Lula novels, such as WILD AT HEART. I was unprepared for this gentle portrait of a man looking back on his life.LANDSCAPE is told as a series of musing, not in precise chronological order, of events in one man's life. They are not deep, or inventive. They only describe glimpses into his history, but when taken as a whole, the effect is quietly devestating. Nothing really happens of any importance, but not everyone leads a remarkable life. By the end, it is shown that it is how the life is led that is important, not what happens in it.