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The Pilgrim Hawk: A Love Story

Michael Cunningham

3.5/5 ( ratings)

This powerful short novel describes the events of a single afternoon. Alwyn Tower, an American expatriate and sometime novelist, is staying with a friend outside of Paris, when a well-heeled, itinerant Irish couple drops in—with Lucy, their trained hawk, a restless, sullen, disturbingly totemic presence. Lunch is prepared, drink ﬂows. A masquerade, at once harrowing and farcical, begins.

A work of classical elegance and concision, The Pilgrim Hawk stands with Faulkner’s The Bear as one of the ﬁnest American short novels: a beautifully crafted story that is also a poignant evocation of the implacable power of love.

Language: English

Pages: 108

Format: Paperback

Publisher: NYRB Classics

Release: August 16, 2011

ISBN: 1590174577

ISBN 13: 9781590174579

The Pilgrim Hawk: A Love Story

Michael Cunningham

3.5/5 ( ratings)

This powerful short novel describes the events of a single afternoon. Alwyn Tower, an American expatriate and sometime novelist, is staying with a friend outside of Paris, when a well-heeled, itinerant Irish couple drops in—with Lucy, their trained hawk, a restless, sullen, disturbingly totemic presence. Lunch is prepared, drink ﬂows. A masquerade, at once harrowing and farcical, begins.

A work of classical elegance and concision, The Pilgrim Hawk stands with Faulkner’s The Bear as one of the ﬁnest American short novels: a beautifully crafted story that is also a poignant evocation of the implacable power of love.

Language: English

Pages: 108

Format: Paperback

Publisher: NYRB Classics

Release: August 16, 2011

ISBN: 1590174577

ISBN 13: 9781590174579

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