The End and the Echo

by Howard Brad Halverson

Overview

Dealing with the sorrow of being left by a lover, Brandon Anderson begins a narrative of his relationship that spans a decade of disjointed recapitulations. From the premise of reconstructing memories Brandon has of Gillian, the object of his adoration, the inner workings of affection are explored and contrasted with a mundane landscape of everyday existence. Brandon's recollections paint scenes that range from quiet suburbia to arid deserts, illustrating a wander lust weaving through the Western United States and the hard wrought maturity of a young man who idealizes romance. This winding path is portrayed in a non-linear style seeking to emphasize the randomness of experience and the conception of memory that places events out of sequence from the present. Experimental in design, Brandon's intimate cavalcade issues a critical approach to culture and human relations delving in philosophical speculation. All 13 parts of The End and the Echo combine to form a profound, haptic literary aesthetic filled with an ecology of the heart.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011397707
Publisher:	Howard Brad Halverson
Publication date:	06/16/2011
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	143 KB

About the Author

A recent graduate from San Francisco State University with a BA in English Literature, Howard Brad Halverson is now turning to authorship. Originally from Northern Utah, Howard has also traveled extensively in many different underground music groups or solo and even a semester abroad in Växjö Sweden. Howard is influenced largely by modernism and seeks to maintain a deconstructive approach to all projects. With his fledgling novella, The End and the Echo, expect a varied stumbling through human thought and experience, often complimented with cultural criticism. Howard aspires to continue writing as well as being involved with many other creative or expressive endeavors.