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Ray
by Barry Hannah

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Author: Barry Hannah
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1994-03-06
ISBN: 0802133878
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Grove Press

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Book Review: Barry Hannah's Finest Hour
Summary: 5 Stars

Wow, this is really something. With only 113 pages, Barry Hannah's "Ray" from 1980 is hardly a novel (someone called it one long redneck poem), but it does not really matter, all I know is that it is wonderful. The story, if there is any, is about Dr. Ray who tries to make sense of his life in the South, tries to hold on to his wrecked marriage, while pursuing his desire, the vulnerable beautiful Sister (who reminds me of Faulkner's Caddy from "The Sound and the Fury"). The story is filled with grotesque O'Connor-like characters, a dark gallows humor, and an admirable sense of poetry and musical language. Barry Hannah is no doubt one of the most talented writers in America today, and although most of his other works are fiction on a very high level, none of them reach the heights where "Ray" soars as a lone eagle.

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