A visionary and poignant novel centred around former newspaperman Sam Cunningham as he prepares to die, Late City covers much of the early twentieth century, unfurling as a conversation between the dying man and a surprising God. As the two review Sam's life, from his childhood in the American South and his time in the French trenches during World War I to his fledgling newspaper career in Chicago in the Roaring Twenties and the decades that follow, snippets of history are brought sharply into focus.As he contemplates his relationships - with his parents, his brothers in arms, his wife, his editor, and most importantly, his son - Sam is amazed at what he still has left to learn about himself after all these years.
| ISBN: | 9780857304896 |
| Publication date: | 27th January 2022 |
| Author: | Robert Olen Butler |
| Publisher: | No Exit Press an imprint of Bedford Square Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 253 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |