Book-Edisto A Novel by Padgett Powell First Printing 1984

Book-Edisto A Novel by Padgett Powell First Printing 1984 Copyright 1983, 1984 by Padgett Powell Printed in the United States of America Published simultaneously in Canada by Collins Publishers, Toronto Designed by Cynthia Krupat First Printing 1984 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Powell, Padgett. / Edisto. Portions of this book appeared in the New Yorker T.p. verso. I. Title. PS3566.O8328E3 1983 813’.54 83-25334 Edisto is an area of the South Carolinian coast. Some places in this novel are fictional. Those that are real do not necessarily correspond to geography. “Edisto is a startling book, full of new sights, sounds, and ways of feeling. Mr. Powell weaves wonderful tapestries from ordinary speech; his people, black and white, whether speaking to each other or past each other, tell us things that we never heard before. The book is subtle, daring, and brilliant.” Donald Barthelme “Edisto is a truly remarkable first novel, both as a narrative and in its extraordinary use of language. It reminds me of “The Catcher in the Rye”, but it’s better-sharper, funnier, more poignant.” Walker Percy