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Description edit
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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Will Hodge Sr: Add a description of this character.
- Fred Clumly
- Kozlowski
- Miller
- Luke Hodge
- Nick Slater
- Walter Boyle
- Mary Lou
- Walter Benson
- Millie
- Esther
- Vanessa
- Clive Paxton
- Ben Hodge
- Freeman
- Will Jr
- Taggert Hodge
- Louise
- Marguerite
- Kathleen
- Mayor Mullen
- Verne
- Danny
- Woodworth
- Mr. Nuper
- Buz
- Gott
- David
- Ben Jr
- Mama
- Salvador
- Mr. Kleppmann
Setting & Locations edit
- Batavia
- Buffalo
- New York
- Stony Hill Farm
- Hardesty
- Chicago
- California
- Heaven
- Babylon
- America
- Main Street
- St. Louis
- San Francisco
- India
- Texas
- City Hall
- Israel
- Vietnam
- Rome
- United States
- Los Angeles
- Washington
- Sanka
- Germany
- Rochester
- Russia
- Paris
- Europe
- Asia
- England
- Attica
- Albany
First Sentence edit
In late August, 1966, the city jail in Batavia, New York, held four regular prisoners, that is, four prisoners who were being kept on something more than an overnight basis.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction
List of Characters
Prologue
I. The Watchdog
II. When the Exorcist Shall Go to the House of the Patient
III. Lion Emerging from Cage
IV. Mama
V. Hunting Wild Asses
VI. Esther
VII. The Dialogue on Wood and Stone
VIII. The Kleppmann File
IX. "Like a robber, I shall proceed according to my will."
X. Poetry and Life
XI. The Dialogue Houses
XII. A Mother's Love
XIII. Nah ist--und schwer zu fassen der Gott
XIV. The Wilderness
XV. The Dialogue of the Dead
XVI. Love and Duty
XVII. Benson versus Boyle
XVIII. The Dragon's Dwelling-Place and the Court for Owls
XIX. Workmen in a Quarry
XX. Winged Figure Carrying Sacrificial Animal
XXI. The Dialogue of Towers
XXII. Luke
XXIII. E silentio
XXIV. Law and Order
Authors & Contributors edit
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: New York
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1972
ISBN: 039447144X
Page Count: 673
Publisher: New York
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1972
ISBN: 039447144X
Page Count: 673
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › African American › Johnson, Charles
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( G ) › Gardner, John
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( J ) › Johnson, Charles
- Books › Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Criticism & Theory
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Short Stories › United States
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
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