As a Friend

"Heroism is a secondary virtue," Albert Camus noted, "but friendship is primary." In his gem-like first novel, Forrest Gander writes of friendship, envy, and eros as a harmonic of charged overtones. Set in a rural southern landscape as vivid as its indelible characters, As a Friend tells the story of Les, a gifted man and land surveyor, whose impact on those around him (his friend Clay, his girlfriend Sarah) provokes intense self-examination and an atmosphere of dangerous eroticism. With poetic insight, Gander explores the nature of attraction, betrayal, and loyalty. What he achieves is brilliant in style and powerfully unsettling.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Published: 09/01/2008
ISBN: 9780811217453
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.21lbs
Size: 7.28h x 4.28w x 0.30d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/25/2008 pg. 49
Library Journal 10/01/2008 pg. 56
New York Times Book Review 12/21/2008 pg. 7
New York Times Book Review 12/28/2008 pg. 18