The Sunlight Dialogues (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: John Gardner
- First Published: 1972
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Mid-1960’s
- Setting: Batavia, New York
- Principal Characters: Fred Clumly, Taggart Hodge, Will Hodge, Sr., Millie Jewel Hodge, Luke Hodge, Nick Slater
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Values
- Locales: Batavia, NY
The Story:
A scarfaced, bearded, and semi-deranged man was arrested in Batavia, New York, for writing the word “love” in the street in large, white letters. Refusing to identify himself, ironically he came to be known as the Sunlight Man, due to his cynical diatribes against, among other targets, the American legal system, Western capitalism, and the Judeo-Christian tradition. After befuddling Police Chief Clumly with his magic tricks, he easily escaped from jail, but he soon returned to free Nick Slater, a young Indian in jail for vehicular homicide. While escaping, Nick...
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