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- THE PALE LIGHT OF SUNSET: SCATTERSHOTS AND HALLUCINATIONS IN AN IMAGINED LIFE
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- 2011
- Published by: West Virginia University Press
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Real people don’t run away from. . .But real people can run away to. . .
In 1936, a child is born in the mountains of West Virginia. In 2005, he scatters his past into a deep canyon of rock. The Pale Light of Sunset: Scattershots and Hallucinations in an Imagined Life illuminates the journey of this boy, a constant tourist and visitor, who travels everywhere, yet belongs nowhere. Through tales of swarming hornets and swinging bullies, love affairs with the land and its people, and near death by frostbite and heat stroke, the absurd hilarity and clear, tender voice found within this story navigates a surreal road paved by the experiences of one man.
Author of nationally acclaimed and locally banned novels Crum and Screaming with the Cannibals, Lee Maynard details an imaginative account of his journey through seventy years of hard living—from West Virginia, to Mexico, the Arctic Circle, and beyond. Scattered and hallucinated, The Pale Light of Sunset grants a long-awaited glimpse into the bent condition of the Maynard brain.
Table of Contents
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- Dedication
- p. vi
- The Parlor - 1936
- pp. 1-3
- The Shotgun - 1941
- pp. 4-6
- Hornets 1 - 1942
- pp. 7-12
- Thanksgiving - 1943
- pp. 13-16
- Delivery Boy 1 - 1944
- pp. 17-24
- Delivery Boy 2 - 1945
- pp. 25-29
- Sometimes It Will Be Harder - 1946
- pp. 30-32
- Hornets 2 - 1947
- pp. 33-36
- My Mother’s Coat - 1948
- pp. 37-40
- Mean Rafe - -1949
- pp. 41-49
- The Constable - 1950
- pp. 50-54
- Tommy Hatfield 1 - 1951
- pp. 55-60
- Tiny Rooms - 1952
- pp. 61-62
- The Train - 1953
- pp. 63-68
- Saying Goodbye - 1954
- pp. 69-77
- Booze Runner - 1955
- pp. 78-92
- Dark Swimmer - 1956
- pp. 93-100
- What Am I Doing Here 1 - 1957
- pp. 101-102
- Accounting Class - 1958
- pp. 103-105
- Final Exam - 1959
- pp. 106-108
- Midnight Pub - 1960
- pp. 109-111
- The Dude - 1961
- pp. 112-115
- Whorehouse - 1962
- pp. 116-117
- The Journal - 1963
- pp. 118-120
- Portland in the Night - 1964
- pp. 121-133
- Faggot - 1965
- pp. 134-142
- Dying in San Francisco - 1966
- pp. 143-145
- Helen 1 - 1967
- pp. 146-148
- Ruker and the Bikers - 1968
- pp. 149-164
- Toy Beggar - -1969
- pp. 165-170
- Reunion - 1970
- pp. 171-176
- Horizon - 1971
- p. 177
- The Patience of Dead Men - 1972
- pp. 178-183
- Low-Rider - 1973
- pp. 184-191
- The Buick - 1974
- pp. 192-195
- The Typewriter - 1975
- pp. 196-198
- Tommy Hatfield 2 - 1976
- pp. 199-201
- The Funeral of Cousin Elijah - 1977
- pp. 202-205
- Ice - 1978
- pp. 206-210
- When Will They Find Me Out? - 1979
- pp. 211-212
- Hornets 3 - 1980
- pp. 213-214
- The Prayer Horse - 1981
- pp. 215-220
- The Gift - 1982
- pp. 221-233
- Lowenstein 1 - 1983
- pp. 234-236
- What Am I Doing Here? 2 - 1984
- pp. 237-239
- Scorpion - 1985
- pp. 240-249
- Dream World - 1986
- p. 250
- Helen 2 - 1987
- p. 251
- Morning Prayer - 1988
- p. 252
- The Button - 1990
- pp. 254-255
- Boy on a River - 1991
- pp. 256-257
- Arrow in the Light - 1992
- pp. 258-271
- Lowenstein 2 - 1993
- p. 272
- Peyote - 1994
- pp. 273-275
- Belonging - 1995
- p. 276
- Lujan’s Place - 1996
- pp. 277-280
- Dinner with Carmen - 1997
- pp. 281-289
- A Finding in the Sky - 1998
- pp. 290-296
- Arctic Circle - 1999
- pp. 297-307
- Fantasy World - 2000
- pp. 308-309
- Friendship - 2001
- pp. 310-311
- A Death in the Mountains - 2002
- pp. 312-317
- Where I’m From - 2003
- pp. 318-320
- The Mountain - 2004
- pp. 321-326
- Journal’s End - 2005
- pp. 327-328
- About Lee Maynard
- pp. 329-330
Additional Information
ISBN
9781933202723
Related ISBN(s)
9781933202426, 9781933202433, 9781938228216
MARC Record
OCLC
794702230
Pages
348
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-11
Language
English
Open Access
No