John Hawkes

The Blood Oranges (1972)

(some spoiling awaits)Mother of God. I don’t believe I’ve ever before had a reading experience like the one I've just had with The Blood Oranges. For the first three quarters of the book, I, having never read John Hawkes before, struggled to believe that it was the author's intention to portray...

Death, Sleep & the Traveler: Novel (1975)

Sex Without FeelingHawkes, John (1974). Death, Sleep, & the Traveler. New York: New Directions.Main character Allert (accent on the first syllable) is an overweight, middle-aged Dutchman with a younger, beautiful wife, Ursula. Their neighbor, Peter, a psychiatrist and trim, younger man, is attrac...

Travesty (1976)

The Cannibal (1962)