Wrestling with Gabriel : a novel / David Lynn.
- Title
- Wrestling with Gabriel : a novel / David Lynn.
- Published by
- Pittsburgh : Carnegie Mellon University Press, [2002], ©2002.
- Author
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Details
- Description
- 330 pages; 21 cm.
- Summary
- "Baltimore reporter Jason Currant is a classic burnt-out case: scarred by Vietnam and a recent divorce, he casts a jaded eye on the world, trusting no one. Then comes an improbable call from Iowa. His idealistic former brother-in-law has been charged with raping a fifteen-year-old girl. Could gentle Gabriel, who has devoted himself to organizing exploited workers, possibly commit such an act? His socialist friends respond with an emphatic no, blaming an out-of-control police force for setting him up.
- "Set against a backdrop of industrial and moral decay, Wrestling with Gabriel offers a gripping tale about the search for truth and justice. By the time the jury reaches its verdict, one thing is clear: Gabriel's fate will be decided but the larger questions will remain unanswered."--BOOK JACKET.
- "Traveling to Iowa, Jason encounters a vivid group of characters: Simon, the committed socialist willing to sacrifice anyone, even Gabriel, for the cause; Grey, Gabriel's Native American wife who sees all but reveals nothing; Leroy, the victim's father whose powerlessness and misguided anger lead him to violence; Costello, a policewoman hopelessly caught between her corrupt colleagues and her desire to do the right thing; and in the center, the enigmatic Gabriel, both saintly and naive.".
- Jason is not so sure.".
- Series statement
- Carnegie Mellon series in short fiction
- Uniform title
- Carnegie Mellon series in short fiction.
- Subject
- Owning institution
- Columbia University Libraries