Falconer
Ezekiel Farragut is a college professor, a drug-addict and a murderer. Locked in Falconer State Penitentiary, he struggles through tormenting visits from his wife, the burden of memory and guilt, and the brutal monotony of his surroundings to retain his humanity, eventually finding the possibility of redemption through an affair with a fellow prisoner.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Random House
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN-13
- 9781448180813
- Genre
- FictionCrime & Thriller
- Topics
- Imprisonment and redemptionAddiction and guiltIdentity and sexuality
Awards
- National Book Critics Circle Award for FictionShortlistedMajor(1977)
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