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Synopsis. Skipper, an ex-World War II naval Lieutenant and the narrator of Second Skin, interweaves past and present ”what he refers to as his "naked history" ”in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and ...
Skipper, an ex-World War II naval Lieutenant and the narrator of Second Skin, interweaves past and present--what he refers to as his "naked history"--in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy.
15 giu 2013 · "John Hawkes is an extraordinary writer. I have always admired his books. They should be more widely read."—Saul Bellow. Skipper, an ex-World War II naval Lieutenant and the narrator of Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive ...
Journal of Modern Literature 25.1 (2001) 109-113 Second Skin, like most of John Hawkes's novels, looks like a long nightmare, both for the characters and for its readers who cannot help feeling ...
JOHN HAWKES' SECOND SKIN Donald J. Greiner Since the publication of Second Skin in 1964, John Hawkes' fiction has generated an increasing amount of critical commentary. As with his earlier work, Second Skin was immediately grouped under that vague catchall, "black humor." But as this novel continues to attract
28 nov 2005 · "John Hawkes is an extraordinary writer. I have always admired his books. They should be more widely read."—Saul Bellow. Skipper, an ex-World War II naval Lieutenant and the narrator of Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive ...
28 nov 2005 · "John Hawkes is an extraordinary writer. I have always admired his books. They should be more widely read."―Saul Bellow. Skipper, an ex-World War II naval Lieutenant and the narrator of Second Skin, interweaves past and present―what he refers to as his "naked history"―in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive ...
- John Hawkes, Jeffrey Eugenides
