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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... laughed . " Like she says she will about the TV . ” " Anyway , it'd get her to come down . " " She'll come down , someday . " " The day you sing on key , she'll come down out of sheer amaze- ment , " said Gilbert . They laughed . Then ...
... laughed . " Like she says she will about the TV . ” " Anyway , it'd get her to come down . " " She'll come down , someday . " " The day you sing on key , she'll come down out of sheer amaze- ment , " said Gilbert . They laughed . Then ...
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... laughed . “ Just give me the lake , ” she said . “ In a boat , I'd drown . " Then they all laughed . " Let me tell you ' bout the dog , 65 THE LAST OF THE CRAZY PEOPLE.
... laughed . “ Just give me the lake , ” she said . “ In a boat , I'd drown . " Then they all laughed . " Let me tell you ' bout the dog , 65 THE LAST OF THE CRAZY PEOPLE.
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... laughed . One of the men near her laughed , as well . Hooker smelled the air . It was warm and alive with the smell of leaves and cigarette smoke and women's perfume . It felt very close about him and exciting . He felt the old longing ...
... laughed . One of the men near her laughed , as well . Hooker smelled the air . It was warm and alive with the smell of leaves and cigarette smoke and women's perfume . It felt very close about him and exciting . He felt the old longing ...
Table des matières
Section 1 | 21 |
Section 2 | 25 |
Section 3 | 37 |
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