The Wake of the General Bliss: A Novel of World War II

by Edward Lueders

Book Overview

Set aboard a ship carrying troops home from India at the end of World War II, Edward Lueders' autobiographical novel opens with the dramatic events that ensue when the call goes out, 'Man overboard ' As the vessel drifts, engines stopped, in search of the lost man, the story begins to delve deeper into the paradox at the center of our lives, as irreducible isolation is juxtaposed with inevitable coexistence.
The ship becomes a complex metaphor...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874809274
• ISBN13: 9780874809275
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"