books by Evan S. Connell     books:     Evan S. Connell      Mrs. Bridge: A Novel Evan S. Connell North Point Press, 1990 compelling portrait of Americana Denounced in 1959 for not being a 'real' novel, Mrs. Bridge is judged differently these days--and rightly so. The novel is a compelling portrait of American suburban bourgeois life; reading it causes precisely the same claustrophobia Mrs. Bridge sometimes realizes ...             Son of the Morning Star: Custer and The Little Bighorn Evan S. Connell North Point Press, 1997 A wonderful narrative, impossible to categorize On a whim, I purchased this book at a London bookshop in the late 1980's, and was immediately captivated by it. Since then, I have reread Son of the Morning Star at least half-a-dozen times, each time with greater pleasure. Notwithstanding the passage of more than ...             A Long Desire Evan S. Connell Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1988 Great book I remember well the time when I first read "Son of a Morning Star" several years ago. I was about 10 and found it mesmerizing. You know the feeling when you absorb yourself into a book and suddenly find yourself in a daze, half in this world and half in that? I got ...             The Aztec Treasure House: New and Selected Essays Evan S. Connell Counterpoint, 2002 Great historical "travel" essays This is a collection of a number of travel essays - travel essays of the historical kind: the search for El Dorado, for the Northwest Passage and the Seven Cities; the voyages of Columbus, Walter Raleigh, the Vikings to North America; and the explorations of Scott, ...             Lost in Uttar Pradesh: New and Selected Stories Evan S. Connell Counterpoint, 2008 Although he may be best known for his novels Mr. Bridge and Mrs. Bridge, or perhaps for his brilliant biography of Custer, Son of the Morning Star, Evan S. Connell is an undisputed master of the short story. His restraint, concision, and perfect pitch lend themselves beautifully to the form, and he intuitively senses when to explain and when ...             Mr. Bridge Evan S. Connell North Point Press, 1990 A Stunning Work of Realism Evan S. Connell's "Mr. Bridge" stands, together with its companion novel, "Mrs. Bridge", as one of the outstanding works of Twentieth century American fiction. The two works, taken together, form the brilliantly wrought portrait of an upper middle class marriage in the ...             The White Lantern Evan S. Connell Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1989 Where Did We Get That Idea, Anyway? An artfully written humourous history of concepts. He covers modern concepts of origins, covering archaeology, hominid discoveries, and hoaxes. Connell reports various incidents of culture and exploration, providing little known facts about how we got to where we ...             The Collected Stories of Evan S. Connell Evan S. Connell Counterpoint, 1995 One of the all time great short story writers. I stumbled across this gem at the library, read two of the short stories, went looking for my own copy. This guy's range, depth, ability to bring you in, is fantastic. I've never been so impressed with the variety of subject matter and different approaches one writer ...             Mrs. Bridge: A Novel Evan S. Connell Shoemaker & Hoard, 2005 the best It took some time for me to get to this review for a simple reason: I so tremendously enjoyed both Mrs. and then Mr.Bridge. that I wanted to make sure I said the right thing to encourage everyone to also feast on these wonderful American novels. Both these books are ...             The Diary of a Rapist (New York Review Books Classics) Evan S. Connell NYRB Classics, 2004 Don't let the title scare you off. "The Diary of a Rapist" is a middle-class "Taxi Driver." It is a modern "Crime and Punishment." Connell has written one of the best novels I've ever read about fear, frustration and isolation. The main character, Earl Summerfield, is stuck in a loveless marriage, ...             Deus Io Volt!: Chronicle of the Crusades Evan S. Connell Counterpoint, 2000 All Historical Books Should Be This Way This book is great. I think of it as being the "Anabasis of the Crusaders". The older style of english in this book is really simple to read, and its great how well all of the history is tied together in this narrative without ever getting sidetracked. If you ...             The Diary of a Rapist: A Novel Evan S. Connell North Point Pr, 1988 Deeply Disturbing This is the diary of a rapist. It is also an exploration of the degenerating thought patterns of this man's mind. The first thing one notices about this work is the lack of abject sexuality...there are no long erotic dream sequences, no detailed review of violent ...             Son of the Morning Star (Pimlico Wild West) Evan S. Connell Pimlico, 2005 SON OF MORNING STAR GOOD BOOK,VERY INFORMATIVE,THE WRITING NOT ONLY INTERESTING AND READABLE.BUT,IN MY OPINION VERY OBJECTIVE AND FAIR. ALL SIDES OF CONFLICT SEEM TO BE EQUALLY REPRESENTED AND GIVES THE READER A FEELING OF ACTUALLY BEING "THERE". AND UNDERSTANDING WHY"ONE"IS THERE.             The Connoisseur: A Novel Evan S. Connell Shoemaker & Hoard, 2005 A book which will appeal to both prior fans of MR. BRIDGE and MRS. BRIDGE and new comers One cold morning on a business trip a Manhattan insurance executive drives to a picturesque artist's community in New Mexico to encounter a small icon in a shop which will change his life. Mulbach is no art fan, but the piece seems irresistible at the time - and holds ...          products you might be interested in search for books chronicle, classics, collected, connoisseur, selected, treasure      toavi.com    web we recommend A wonderful narrative, impossible to categorize randomly chosen book: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Maggie-now