Birdsong

by James P. White

Book Overview

This is the 6th edition of a successful literary novel about young love. It takes place during a wedding day. Selected as one of the "Favorite Books" by the Chicago Tribune, a Small Press Book Club Selection, and a Best Small Press Books selection of the Library Journal. The book is set in Texas in the 1950s.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1726080447
• ISBN13: 9781726080446
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

1958

People ought not only to read these sorts of books more often, but to write them. Birdsong is the sort of character-driven novel you'd expect from Walker Percy, in which characters, during the course of a day or a week, discover their freedom, realize the influence of others in their lives, the motivation behind that influence, and whether or not it has a right to be there. Dewey confronts each aspect of his past, vaguely aware that he is in a rare introspective moment that will allow him to separate his past from his present, and ultimately, choose his future.

Novel Setting

The novel is set in 1958 before the drug, etc. scene. So the characters are valid to the period. A wonderful novel.