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Chapman's Odyssey

by Paul Bailey
Bloomsbury, dist. by Macmillan. Jul. 2012. c.224p. ISBN 9781608198214. pap. $16. F
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Bailey, author of Booker Prize nominees Peter Smart's Confessions and Gabriel's Lament, returns with the story of Harry Chapman, an ailing gentleman who loves poetry, literature, and the world of the mind. Confined to an English hospital and immobilized by his illness, Harry is free to roam the pathways of his memory while charming his attending nurses with poetic recitations. As Harry's health worsens, the reader learns of his past through dreamlike exchanges with long-dead relations, favorite literary characters, and former friends and lovers. Bailey has a talent for crafting prose that reads as poetry. The subtle humor inherent in Harry's observations adds to the pleasure of following his odyssey.
VERDICT Readers who have a passion for literature, poetry, and well-rendered characterization will find themselves happily drawn into the world of Harry Chapman; highly recommended. [See Prepub Alert, 1/21/12.]
Reviewed by Catherine Tingelstad, Pitt Community Coll., Greenville, NC , May 01, 2012
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