Charivari (novel)

1949 novel by American writer John Hawkes

Charivari Author| John Hawkes

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Language| English

Publication date

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Publication place| United States

Charivari is a 1949 novel by American writer John Hawkes.[1] Hawkes began the novel, his first,[2] in Montana while on a "working vacation".[3] Hawkes, in a 1978 conversation with John Barth, referred to the novel as his first foray into writing fiction, having previously written poetry.[4] In a 1983 interview published in the Review of Contemporary Fiction Hawkes characterized the novel as sharing themes, especially that of innocence, with his later work The Lime Twig.[5]

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1. ^ Sontag, Susan (5 April 1964). "A New Life for an Old One; SECOND SKIN. By John Hawkes. 210 pp. New York: New Directions. Cloth, $4; paper, $1.60". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
2. ^ Emmett, Paul J. (1980). ""The Cannibal" to "The Passion Artist": Hawkes's Journey toward the Depths of the Unconscious". Chicago Review. 32 (1): 135–152\. doi:10.2307/25304069.
3. ^ Schott, Webster (29 May 1966). "John Hawkes, American Original; John Hawkes". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
4. ^ Hawkes, John; Barth, John (1 April 1979). "Hawkes and Barth Talk About Fiction". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
5. ^ O'Donnell, Patrick (1983). "A Conversation with John Hawkes By Patrick O'Donnell". Review of Contemporary Fiction. 3 (3). Retrieved 17 May 2025.

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