Java Head (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by Joseph Hergesheimer

Overview

After an extended trip abroad, the son of a Bristol shipping magnate arrives home with a Chinese bride in this 1919 novel of love and betrayal. Told from several different points of view and in a vivid, highly visual style, Java Head is generally considered Hergesheimer’s best novel; it became the basis of two acclaimed films.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411459113
Publisher:	Union Square & Co.
Publication date:	02/14/2012
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	260
File size:	260 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Joseph Hergesheimer (1880–1954) initially hoped to be a painter, but eventually turned to writing. His study of painting is thought to have informed the pictorial details in his fiction. Admired by H. L. Mencken, Hergesheimer’s reputation wavered – from being voted “most important American writer” in 1922 to being almost unknown at the time of his death. He is best remembered for the novels Three Black Pennies and Java Head.