Charivari (novel)

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Charivari
Author John Hawkes
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
1949
Publication placeUnited States

Charivari is a 1949 novel by American writer John Hawkes. [1] Hawkes began the novel, his first, [2] in Montana while on a "working vacation". [3] Hawkes, in a 1978 conversation with John Barth, referred to the novel as his first foray into writing fiction, having previously written poetry. [4] In a 1983 interview published in the Review of Contemporary Fiction Hawkes characterized the novel as sharing themes, especially that of innocence, with his later work The Lime Twig . [5]

References

  1. ↑ Sontag, Susan (5 April 1964). "A New Life for an Old One; SECOND SKIN. By John Hawkes. 210 pp. New York: New Directions. Cloth, $4; paper, $1.60". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Emmett, Paul J. (1980). ""The Cannibal" to "The Passion Artist": Hawkes's Journey toward the Depths of the Unconscious". Chicago Review. 32 (1): 135–152. doi:10.2307/25304069.
  3. ↑ Schott, Webster (29 May 1966). "John Hawkes, American Original; John Hawkes". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Hawkes, John; Barth, John (1 April 1979). "Hawkes and Barth Talk About Fiction". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  5. ↑ O'Donnell, Patrick (1983). "A Conversation with John Hawkes By Patrick O'Donnell". Review of Contemporary Fiction. 3 (3). Retrieved 17 May 2025.
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