University of Iowa Press, 2021 Paper: 978-1-60938-804-1 Library of Congress Classification PR6053.O4263K44 2021 Dewey Decimal Classification 823.914
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
The last of a manufacturing dynasty in a dying industrial town, Bill lives alone in the family mansion and works for the Truth, the moribund local paper. He yearns to write long philosophical pieces about the American dream gone sour, not the flaccid write-ups of bake-off contests demanded by the Truth. Then, old man Lawton goes missing, and suspicion fixes on his son, Ronny. Paradoxically, the specter of violent death breathes new life into the town. For Bill, a deeper and more disturbing involvement with the Lawtons ensues. The Lawton murder and the obsessions it awakes in the town come to symbolize the mood of a nation on the edge. Compulsively readable, The Keepers of Truth startles both with its insights and with Collins's powerful, incisive writing.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Michael Collins was born in Limerick, Ireland, and is a world-class distance runner. He won the North and South Pole Marathon and Everest Marathon, and would go on to win a bronze medal at the World Championships in the 100k. His work has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, won the Kerry Ingredients Book of the Year Award, awarded a Pushcart Prize, and has been translated into several languages. Collins lives in South Bend, Indiana.
REVIEWS
“A bravura performance . . . a delightfully tongue-in-cheek look not only at small-town America but also the intricacies of the human spirit.”—Colum McCann, author, This Side of Brightness
“The Keepers of Truth is a thunderous, magnificent, apocalyptic piece of prose; at once a requiem for America and an indictment of its recent past.”—Robert Macfarlane, The Guardian
“Thoroughly edgy, thoroughly, enjoyable, The Keepers of Truth is an impressive performance from a rich and unpredictable talent.”—The Irish Times
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Also by Michael Collins
Title Page
Copyright Page
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Epilogue
About the Author
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