Call to the memphis

About the book
The novel of the classic of American literature Peter Taylor, who received the Pulitzer Prize and marked by the main world critics.

Philip Carver, a middle-aged editor from New York, receives a letter from his sisters. They call him to his home so that Philip helps prevent the marriage of their 80-year-old father with a young woman.

calls immerse the hero into painful memories of the past. Philip will return to Memphis three times, and the family story of the Carvers will grow all with new details. The self -sufficiency of the father, the financial collapse during the Great Depression and the family move from the provincial Nashville to the developing industrial memphiz, perceived by children as a betrayal, are the events of the past, about which the reader will gradually learn, as if during a leisurely evening conversation by the fireplace behind a cup of herbal tea.

The action takes place against the background of the American South, the customs of which are transmitted with knowledge, irony and love. Taylor deliberately chooses a "realistic" memoir style, thanks to which there is a deceptive impression that you can rely on the memories of the hero.

What, in our opinion, this book
About children-child relationships, about smoldering conflicts in length for a lifetime, about separation from the family, forgiveness and revenge.

On the fluidity of the time and variability of memory.

On the internal development and rethinking of the past.

Prizes
Pulitzer Prize

The finalist of the National Book Critics Circle Award in the nomination "Fiction"

Why did we decide to publish this book
The classics of American literature, in their homeland is on a par with William Folkner and other authors of the "Southern School". Excellent prose with color and important problems.

About the translator
Sergey Karpov prepared in collaboration with Alexei Polyarinov the first official translation of the legendary novel by David Foster Wallace "Infinite joke". The popularity of the works of American authors (David Foster Wallace, Tom Picquirilli, Kevin Maloni, Don Delillo, Warren Ellis, Ted Williams and others) gained popularity on the network.

For whom this book
For those who love William Folkner, John Steinbek, Trumen Kapote, Tennessee Williams, Harper Lee.

For those who love novels about family, realism and leisurely classics.

About the author
Peter Taylor (1917-1994) - American prose writer and playwright. Born in Tennessee, Missouri. In his work, he often concerned the theme of the American South. Its heroes, usually representatives of the middle or higher class, live during the time in the 20th century and are struggling to find their role in society. Taylor taught literature at the University of Virginia. For his work, he received the Pen/Faulkner award, the medal of the American Academy and the Prize O. Henry