The Last of the Crazy PeoplePenguin Canada, 1 juil. 2008 - 224 pages While other 11-year-old boys are preoccupied with things like hockey, television and having fun, Hooker broods about his dysfunctional home-life. With a mother who refuses to leave her room, a brother in an alcoholic haze and a father who's unable to hold things together, Hooker's world is one of bewilderment and conflict. Feeling alone and unhappy, the young boy seeks to put an end to all of the confusion in The Last of the Crazy People, Timothy Findley's astonishing debut novel. |
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... glass . She set the glass on the tile by the sink . " There , " she said . " Thanks , " said Gilbert . " I don't mind , " said Hooker . " I've done it so often now , there's a path . " " How many birds have you buried ? So far ? " asked ...
... glass . She set the glass on the tile by the sink . " There , " she said . " Thanks , " said Gilbert . " I don't mind , " said Hooker . " I've done it so often now , there's a path . " " How many birds have you buried ? So far ? " asked ...
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... glass he held , and as he rolled toward the bottle on the toilet , he saw that the water he lay in was red . “ Now that's too bad , ” he said . " I'm going to bleed to death . ” He poured out more into the emptied glass and lay 92 ...
... glass he held , and as he rolled toward the bottle on the toilet , he saw that the water he lay in was red . “ Now that's too bad , ” he said . " I'm going to bleed to death . ” He poured out more into the emptied glass and lay 92 ...
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... glass of sherry . Rosetta watched him carefully . " I shall have whiskey , " she said . " I thought you were having tea , ” said Nicholas . Rosetta did not reply . Nicholas walked toward one of the long windows , to look into the garden ...
... glass of sherry . Rosetta watched him carefully . " I shall have whiskey , " she said . " I thought you were having tea , ” said Nicholas . Rosetta did not reply . Nicholas walked toward one of the long windows , to look into the garden ...
Table des matières
Section 1 | 21 |
Section 2 | 25 |
Section 3 | 37 |
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