Ahead of its time in its swirling visionary structure, Half a Look at Cain was rejected by Goyen's first publisher and remained unpublished for years despite extensive revisions. The novel is shaped as a series of related episodes, and its characters dream of defying mortality and of finding perfect companionship in lovers and friends. Published at last, it shines as a celebration of passion and as a rediscovered cry against the conformity and of the 1950s.
- ISBN13 9780810150317
- Publish Date 6 July 1994
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Northwestern University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 136
- Language English