Saul and Patsy (Magill’s Literary Annual 2004)
At a glance:
- Author: Charles Baxter
- First Published: 2003
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: The 1990’s
- Setting: Michigan
- Principal Characters: Saul Bernstein, Patsy Bernstein, Howie Bernstein, Delia Bernstein
- Genres: Long fiction, Novel
- Subjects: Children, Husbands, United States or Americans, Wives, Journalism or journalists, Suicide, Twentieth century, Education or educators, Marriage, Rural or country life, Midwest, Jews or Jewish life, Women, Michigan, 1990’s, Jews and Gentiles
- Locales: Michigan
Charles Baxter, short-story writer and novelist, is one of the great treasures of the American Midwest. His previous novel, Feast of Love (2000), was not only a critical success, earning a National Book Award nomination, but also a commercial success, bringing Baxter a much wider readership for his work. Likewise, Saul and Patsy has found favor with both critical and popular audiences.
For his main characters, Baxter returns to several of his earlier short stories, including “Saul and Patsy Are Getting Comfortable in Michigan,” from Through the Safety Net...
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