Word: novells
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...HAVE bigger brains than birds. Somewhere in there, tucked away under the folds of our brains, is a unique sense of purpose; we must exist for a reason, we think. William Wharton's soaring Birdy is about that sense of purpose. Birdy and Al--the novel's heroes--come to realize life is a game worth playing, not merely a block of time to pass away. They force their minds...
...novel that inspires book critics to nothing but rave reviews is a rare bird. Birdy has already been hailed as a modern classic. The Village Voice called Birdy, published in January, the novel of the year. The New York Times used adjectives like "enchanting" and "electrifying...
...behooves the young critic to find fault with Birdy. How can a book about birds be "electrifying?" Yet Wharton has crafted an astonishing novel. Birdy's few faults are light as air. The critic can sing only praise...
William Wharton is a pseudonym for the wordly, remarkable artist who wrote Birdy. Presumably, he uses a pseudonym to protect his painting career. He is old enough to be a grandfather, but Birdy is his first novel...
...surface, Birdy is a crazy novel. But Birdy has a response: "There's no end to the absurd things people will do trying to make life mean something...Maybe crazy people are the ones who see things clear but work out a way to live with...