Scenes from a Receding Past

by Aidan Higgins

Book Overview

Opening with a quote from Richard Brautigan--I've been examining half-scraps of my childhood. They are pieces of distant life that have no form or meaning--Scenes from a Receding Past constructs the adolescence and early adulthood of Dan Ruttle out of a variety of scenes and reminiscences about his life in Ireland, his time in a Catholic school, his first sexual experiences, and his brother's mental breakdown. The second half of the book centers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564783871
• ISBN13: 9781564783875
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher