"A generous, patient, wry and intelligent voice...
We also encounter a writer who has the power to shock and frighten us, to astound and anger and unsettle us...
In short, his is a voice for which one should feel not only affection but admiration." --Neil Gordon, "New York Times Book Review" Selection, Summer Reading, "New York Times Book Review" In 1971, nineteen citizens of Excelsior in Sou. that] suggests not just a writer who can seduce us through beautiful language and unfailing humor. "A generous, patient, wry and intelligent voice..