Overview
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Joel Ageeās hallucinatory first novel begins in a house with a large garden in an unnamed Mexican town in the late 1940s, where six-and-a-half-year-old Peter reads, dreams, and plays with his friends. He is a nascent explorer, artist, philosopher, mystic, and scientist. His world is still new, not yet papered over with received knowledge.
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And the actual world around him is a unique one in history: a community of leftist emigrĆ©s who have found refuge in Mexico from the Nazi and fascist regimes of Europe, rubbing shoulders with Mexican labor activists and leftists such as Frida Kahlo. Ā
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But the emigrĆ©s long for home ā including Peterās step-father, who wants to return to his native Germany. Going back to Europe may not be safe for any of them yet, however, which gives rise to anguished arguments among Peterās parentsās and their tight group of friends.
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And slowly, Peter begins to comprehend that his world may be turned upside down ā that he might be forced to take leave of everyone he knows: his best friend, ArĆ³n; his fatherās friend SĆ”ndor, who talks about revolution and performs magic tricks; and Zita, the familyās live-in-maid, who has taught him the consoling mysteries of prayer . . .
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Steeped in the magic and myths of childhood ā yet haunted by a harsh adult world bedeviled by instability and political turmoil ā Joel Ageeās The Stone World is an unforgettable portrait of a family that will inevitably invite comparison with another classic family story, that of his father James Ageeās A Death in the Family.
This book title, The Stone World, ISBN: 9781612199542, by Joel Agee, published by Melville House (February 22, 2022) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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