World's End (1987) (edit title/settings)

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Characters/People edit see section history

• Walter Van Brunt: Our hero, descendant of the Van Brunt family of the original Van Wartwyck Colony; an orphaned young man whose mother's died and father's abandoned him, being raised by his godparents Hesh and Lola.
• Jessica: Walter's girlfriend
• Wouter Van Brunt: First son of Jeremias Van Brunt in Van Wartwyck.
• Depeyster Van Wart: "12th Lord of the Manor", a businessman and descendant of the first landowners and patroon in Van Wartwyck.
• Hesh Solovay: Adoptive father of Walter, and member of the Communist Party.
• Jeremias Van Brunt: First son of Harmanus Van Brunt.
• Jeremy Mohonk: A name passed from first son to first son: First, the half-breed son of the Kitchawank Indian Mohonk, son of the Kitchawank Chief Sachos, and Katrinchee Van Brunt. In the modern era, the Indian mixed-blooded descendent.
• Lola Solovay: Walter's adoptive mother, and a member of the Communist Party.
• Tom Crane: Descendant of the Crane family of the original Van Wartwyck settlement, the"Saint of the Woods"
• Robideau: Add a description of this character.
• Staats van der Meulens: A farmer on the original Van Wartwyck settlement.
• Neeltje Cats: Daughter of the schout, Joost Cats.
• Jan Pieterse: Trader at the original Van Wartwyck settlement.
• Joanna Van Wart: Depuyster Van Wart's Wife
• Mardi Van Wart: Daughter of Depuyster and Joanna.
• Truman Van Brunt: Walter's father.
• Rombout Van Wart: Father of Depuyster
• Katrinchee Van Brunt: Eldest Daughter of Harmanus and Agatha Van Brunt
• Sasha Freeman: A member of the communist party
• Hector Mantequilla: A friend of Walter's.
• Christina Van Brunt: Walter's mother.
• Agatha Van Brunt: Wife of Harmanus Van Brunt
• Harmanus Van Brunt: First Van Brunt in the Americas from Holland, a farmer on the original Van Wartwyck settlement.
• Sachoes: Kitchawank Chief, an Indian.
• Cadwallader Crane: The gangly and spirited son of Crane on the original Van Wartwyck settlement.
• Wolf Nysen: The "Mad Swede" who settled with his family in Van Wartwyck before, as legend tells, he went insane.
• Meintje
• Marguerite
• Leclerc
• Wasamapah
• Stephanus Van Wart: First Lord of the Manor, The Patroon of Van Wartwyck
• Huysterkark
• Wouter Van Brunt (I): Second son of Harmanus Van Brunt and Jeremias' brother.
• Morton Blum
• Doug
• Joey
• Van Wartville
• Joost Cats: The Schout of Van Wartwyck settlement
• Rick
• Lula
• Reinier Oothouse
• Herbert Pompey
• Horace Tantaquidgeon

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Peterskill
• Arcadia
• Van Wart Road
• New York
• Croton
• Kitchawank Colony
• Jamestown
• Schobbejacken
• Kitchawanks
• Manitou
• Hudson
• Blue Rock
• Alaska
• Barrow
• America
• Squagganeek
• Connecticut
• Van Wartwyck
• Van Wart Creek
• Verplanck
• Poughkeepsie
• New Amsterdam
• Maine
• Bear Mountain Bridge
• Russia
• Garrison
• Haarlem
• Van Wart Manor
• Westchester
• China
• Volendam
• Peletiah

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by The New York Trilogy, and followed by The Enigma of Arrival.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. T. Coraghessan Boyle (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• Pen/Faulkner Award (1988: Fiction)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Family Saga
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary