Thomas mallon is the author of the novels bandbox, henry and clara, and dewey defeats truman. He has also written volumes of nonfiction about plagiarism stolen words, diaries a book of ones own, letters yours ever and the kennedy assassination mrs. Fellow travelers by thomas hallon it took me a short while to get into fellow travelers, but when i did i was hooked. This is the tale of uberwasp hawkins fuller and his hapless, devoted workingclass.
Thomas mallons ten books of fiction include henry and clara, fellow travelers, watergate a finalist for the penfaulkner award, finale and the justpublished landfall. Since then, he has gone on to write several more fictional books as well as a few nonfiction books too. Sterling zinsmeyer, the opera was developed by opera fusion. It is not so much a fictionalized but authentic bit of history like finale and watergate. Thomas mallon is an american novelist, essayist, and critic. He has also published nonfiction on plagiarism, diaries, letters and the kennedy a. Fellow travelers, the novel, chronicles the tumultuous emotional. In the early history of the soviet union, the bolshevik revolutionary trotsky coined the term poputchik one who travels the same path to. Thomas mallon historical novel about the competing claims of faith, love, and politics during the mccarthy era. Thomas mallon s 10 books of fiction include henry and clara, fellow travelers, watergate a finalist for the penfaulkner award, finale and the recently published landfall pantheon. There is a wicked vein of humor nourishing mallons books and conversation. Paines garage, as well as two books of essays rockets and rodeos and in fact. Fellow travelers is an opera in 16 scenes composed by gregory spears to a libretto by greg pierce, based on thomas mallon s 2007 novel fellow travelers. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read fellow travelers.
Thomas mallon books list of books by author thomas mallon. Thomas mallon is known for his historical novels dewey defeats truman, henry and clara, so the fact that his new book, fellow travelers, takes place during the rise and fall of 1950s mccarthyism makes sense for his oeuvre. Thomas mallon s ten books of fiction include henry and clara, fellow travelers, watergate a finalist for the penfaulkner award and the justpublished landfall. Mallon is a frequent contributor to the new yorker and the new york times more about thomas mallon. The first part of the story takes place in the early 1950s during the armymccarthy hearings in washington dc. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. C a world of bareknuckled ideology and secret dossiers, dominated by personalities like richard nixon, lyndon johnson, and joe mccarthy. Excerpt from 2008 interview with littoral, the journal of the key west literary seminars mallon s most recent novel is fellow travelers, an account of a washington d. It adds up to enough for thomas mallon to have made a novel out the subject, his 2007 book fellow travelers, which i have very belatedly finished last. Mallon is a frequent contributor to the new yorker and the new york times. Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases todays deals new releases. Buy fellow travelers first edition first printing by thomas mallon isbn. From the highly acclaimed author of bandbox and dewey defeats trum.
Thomas mallon s ten books of fiction include henry and clara, fellow travelers, watergate a finalist for the penfaulkner award, finale and the justpublished landfall. Fellow travelers by thomas mallon the book opens on october 15, 1991, when mary johnson russell tells zachariah hawkins fuller that his love interest of the 1950s, timothy tim, skippy patrick laughlin has died. Thomas mallons novel explores the antigay purges of mccarthyera washington. Moving between the senate office building and the washington evening star, the diplomatic world of foggy bottom and natos front line in europe, fellow travelers is energized by high political drama, unexpected humor, and genuine heartbreak. See all books authored by thomas mallon, including fellow travelers. The term fellow traveller also fellow traveler identifies a person who is intellectually sympathetic to the ideology of a political organization, and who cooperates in the organizations politics, without being a formal member of that organization. Fellow travelers, his most recent novel, published in april, is the story of a romance between hawkins fuller. Thomas mallon, one of the few serious novelists to set his books in washington, d. Based on the novel fellow travelers by thomas mallon developed and cocommissioned by g. Landfall thomas mallon from a master of the historical novel newsweek, whose fiction unfolds with the urgency of a thriller the new yorker, the tumultuousat once witty and sadchronicle of george w.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fellow travelers. They work together at the state department, engaged in an onagainoffagain romance while living through the trials of the mccarthy era. Thomas mallon born november 2, 1951 is an american novelist, essayist, and critic. About thomas mallon thomas mallon is the author of ten novels, including henry and clara, dewey defeats truman, fellow travelers, and watergate.
Mallon, the critically acclaimed author of bandbox and dewey defeats truman, mixes mccarthyera politics, the battle against international communism, and the underground lives of homosexuals in this uneven novel hawkins fuller is a handsome, charismatic employee of the state departments bureau of congressional. He is the author of nine books of fiction, including henry and clara, two moons, dewey defeats truman, aurora 7, bandbox, fellow travelers, watergate, finale, and most recently landfall. Thomas mallon is the author of eight novels, including dewey defeats truman, fellow travelers, and watergate. Paines garage, as well as two books of essays rockets and. Fellow travelers sags in the middle, and its plot is a bit too busy. New works, a collaboration between cincinnati opera and the university of cincinnati collegeconservatory of music which focuses on the. Enter timothy laughlin, a recent college graduate and devout catholic eager to join the crusade against communism. Fellow travelers 2007 tells the stories of timothy laughlin and hawkins fuller, two closeted gay men in 1950s washington d. Based on the novel of the same name by thomas mallon, the backdrop of fellow travelers is the lavender scare, the mccarthyera crusade against gays and lesbians in federal employment that. Fellow travelers by thomas mallon book cover, description, publication history. Its the last stop on what he knows hasnt been that much of a career, but hes always had other things on his mind, and in estonia now well. Fellow travelers is historical fiction at its best, weaving the political events of washingtons pink i once had a friend, a high school social studies teacher, who confided that he got all his history from historical fiction.
Mallon s historical novels have been moving steadily closer to the present, from the lincoln era through the gilded and jazz ages to the 1940s and, with fellow travelers, his last book, the. Fellow travelers is equally strong but different in its conception. Mallons latest historical novel after bandbox, 2004, etc. Thomas mallon is the author of ten novels, including henry and clara, dewey defeats truman, fellow travelers, and watergate. An interview with thomas mallon, author of fellow travelers. However, thomas mallons fellow travelers has made me rethink my position as maybe being too hastily dismissive. From the highly acclaimed author of bandbox and dewey defeats truman a searing new historical novel about the competing claims of faith, love, and politics during the mccarthy era. His novels are renowned for their attention to historical detail and context and for the authors crisp wit and interest in the bystanders to larger historical events.
Bushs second term, as his aspirations toward greatness are thrown into upheaval by the twin. Thomas mallon is the author of 10 novels, including henry and clara, dewey defeats truman, fellow travelers and watergate. He is the author of nine books of fiction, including henry and clara, two moons, dewey defeats truman, aurora 7, bandbox, fellow travelers. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A frequent contributor to t he atlantic monthly, the new yorker, and other magazines, he lives in washington. Fellow travelers has been made into a contemporary opera that is regularly performed throughout the united states. His recent books finale on the reagan years and watergate are both exceptional. A poignant pair carries boston lyric operas faltering. Lyric opera presents the chicago premiere of fellow travelers, praised as a nearperfect example of fastflowing musical drama by the new york times. Thomas mallon writes extraordinary historical fiction. A new opera illuminates the lavender scare, a littleexplored era in gay history.
Based on the bestselling book by thomas mallon, fellow travelers is both a story of the heart and a taut political thriller, creating an instant contemporary classic. Thomas mallon first became a published author with the release of his first full length fiction novel in 1988. Fellow travelers by thomas mallon fantastic fiction. His second full length book was titled aurora 7 and came out in 1991. A frequent contributor to the atlantic monthly, the new yorker, and other magazines, he lives in washington, d. Go inside this production of fellow travelers with engaging articles. Deceptive cadence fellow travelers is based on thomas mallon s historical novel of the same name. Its not just that the mccarthy hearings are as hard to follow in these pages as any actual government imbroglio, but. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Buy thomas mallon ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Moving between the diplomatic world of foggy bottom and natos front line in europe, fellow travelers is a searing historical novel infused with political drama. Thomas mallons appealing seventh novel opens in 1991 at the newly established american embassy in tallinn, estonia, where fuller, at 66, is the deputy chief of mission. From the highly acclaimed author of bandbox and dewey defeats trumana searing new historical novel about the competing claims of faith, love, and politics during the mccarthy era.
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