Omensetter's Luck (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: William H. Gass
- First Published: 1966
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Language or languages, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Suicide, Nineteenth century, Midwest, Ohio, Small-town life, Preaching, Luck or misfortune
- Locales: Ohio, Gilean, OH
Omensetter's Luck is a highly complex and original novel which enchants and mystifies the reader on nearly every page. The novel actually takes the form of three closely related tales, the last two progressively longer than their predecessors, all somehow dealing with the mysterious central figure of the book. The three tales (subdivided into chapters) include “The Triumph of Israbestis Tott,” “The Love and Sorrow of Henry Pimber,” and “The Reverend Jethro Furber's Change of Heart.” Just as in “The Pedersen Kid,” Gass places his story in the familiar terrain of...
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