The Sky Below by D'Erasmo, Stacey

ISBN: 0618439250

Author: D'Erasmo, Stacey

Condition: new

From a rising literary star in the tradition of Carol Shields and A. S. Byatt comes this luminous story of a contemporary mans metamorphosis.Andrea Barrett and Michael Cunningham have lauded Stacey DErasmo for the beauty of her language and her ability to create worlds that leave a lasting impression. In her new novel, DErasmo reaches back to Ovid for inspiration in this tale of how the mythic animates our everyday lives. At thirty-seven, Gabriel Collins works halfheartedly as an obituary writer at a fading newspaper in lower Manhattan, which, since 9/11, feels like a city of the dead. This once dreamy and appealing boy has turned from a rebellious adolescent to an adult who trades in petty crimes.His wealthy, older boyfriend is indulgent of himto a point. But after a brush with his own mortality, Gabriel must flee to Mexico in order to put himself back together. By novels end, we know all of Gabriels ratty little secrets, but by