Boy

Boy

[William Stevens] discovers that earlier another woman, named Amy Faye (as in Dunaway), had also cared for the homeless Boy. Amy's eyes have different colors. She makes her living accompanying silent films with her piano-playing in a local theater. Amy, who is the older of the two, seduces Will...

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Published in:World Literature Today Vol. 74; no. 3; pp. 645 - 646
Main Author: van Rosevelt, Frans
Format: Book Review Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Norman University of Oklahoma 22-06-2000
Subjects:
Bernlef, J
Fitzgerald, F Scott (1896-1940)
Germanic Languages
Males
Motion pictures
Mysteries
Novels
New York
Netherlands
United States > US
Europe
Long Island New York
Hudson River
New Jersey
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Summary:[William Stevens] discovers that earlier another woman, named Amy Faye (as in Dunaway), had also cared for the homeless Boy. Amy's eyes have different colors. She makes her living accompanying silent films with her piano-playing in a local theater. Amy, who is the older of the two, seduces William. The description of their union is banal. They fall in love. Meanwhile, imprisoned in a psychiatric ward, Boy comes to a tragic end.
ISSN:0196-3570
1945-8134
DOI:10.2307/40155981