Jan 6, 2010
The Big-Breasted Pilgrim | The Big-Breasted Pilgrim
At a glance:
- Author: Ann Beattie
- First Published: 2000
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: The 1990's
- Setting: Florida Keys
- Principal Characters: Richard Howard Manson, Lowell, Kathryn, Nancy Cummins, Les, George Stephanopoulos, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Class consciousness, Accidents, Duty, Death or dying, Politicians, Florida, Domestic work or workers, Servants, Cookery or cooks, 1990’s, Presidents, Sacrifice, Self-revelations
- Locales: Florida
The Story
“The Big-Breasted Pilgrim,” told in first person through the eyes of its
protagonist Richard Howard Manson, focuses on a few, catastrophic days in his life. Richard is
an assistant to Lowell, an internationally famous chef. Friends for more than twenty years, they
live in a secluded house near Florida's Key West. At the moment, they have a visitor,
Kathryn, Lowell's sister. Although Lowell has a girlfriend named Daphne, neither he nor
his sister appears to be involved in long-term relationships or to have serious attachments. Nancy
Cummins, an acquaintance of...
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