Johnny One-Eye: A Tale of the American Revolution

Johnny One-Eye: A Tale of the American Revolution

by Jerome Charyn
Johnny One-Eye: A Tale of the American Revolution

Johnny One-Eye: A Tale of the American Revolution

by Jerome Charyn

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Overview

"A rollicking tale."—Stacy Schiff, New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice

Johnny One-Eye is bringing about the rediscovery of one of the most "singular and remarkable [careers] in American literature" (Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World). In this picaresque tour de force that reanimates Revolutionary Manhattan through the story of double agent John Stocking, the bastard son of a whorehouse madam and possibly George Washington, Jerome Charyn has given us one of the most memorable historical novels in years. As Johnny seeks to unlock the mystery of his birth and grapples with his allegiances, he falls in love with Clara, a gorgeous, green-eyed octoroon, the most coveted harlot of Gertrude's house. The wild parade of characters he encounters includes Benedict Arnold, the Howe brothers, "Sir Billy" and "Black Dick," and a manipulative Alexander Hamilton.Not since John Barth's The Sotweed Factor and Gore Vidal's Burr has a novel so dramatically re-created America's historical beginnings. Reading group guide included.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780393067811
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date: 02/17/2008
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 480
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

About The Author
“One of the most important writers in American literature” (Michael Chabon), Jerome Charyn is the award-winning author of more than fifty works, including The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson. A renowned scholar of twentieth-century Hollywood, he lives in Manhattan.

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Jonathan Lethem

Jerome Charyn is merely one of our finest writers, with a polymorphous imagination and crack comic timing.

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Jerome Charyn is one of the most important writers in American literature.

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