Sparrow Nights

by David Gilmour

Book Overview

Everyone would agree that Darius Halloway was the most civilized of men, a professor of French literature; a connoisseur of ideas, beautiful women, and fine wine; a perfect guest at life's dinner... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582432031
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Counterpoint
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.6" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Genius

SPARROW NIGHTS by David Gilmour is the only book I have read in my 78 years that when I read the last word of the book, I instantly turned back to page one and re-read the entire book again. I'm an addicted reader, college English Teacher, Master's in Literature, taught college Literature for years, have read thousands of books. None surpass Gilmour's book. His intuitive perceptions are phenomenal. It's an original. I even copied a few quotes which I rarely do. One is "I saw my neighbor's cat with a mouse in its mouth; you could almost hear it's tiny screams. Lord, what a world." p.203 I've always been a little nervous that we animals have to eat each other. I immediately ordered SPARROW NIGHTS and also a Blu-Ray DVD of Gilmour performing. And never before have I ever immediately reread a book after I read the last word in it.

Could not put it down

I was listening to an interview with the author - David Gilmour. He has two ex-wives, both of whom had read the book - one ex was very toubled by the book and suggested therapy sessions. The other ex believed this to be his "breakthrough novel". Who could resist! I ran out and bought and devoured it that night. I agree with ex number 2 and believe Mr. Gilmour is a unique voice whose time has come.

picaresque...........

this book is full of self-created misadventures by a love-sick college professor...i am not sure whether or not it is intentionally humorous but i found it to be hilarious in its bleak blackness...one bad thing after another for this poor self-involved creature...well worth reading....slim and captivating.

Witty short novel

Very elegant. Very droll. Very Nabokovian.