A novel on human fallibility, set in the American Middle West, by an American author with a reputation as a great comedian with a ministering touch, who can count among his admirers such literary giants as Evelyn Waugh, Flannery O'Connor and Anthony Burgess. J.F. Powers, who lives in Minnesota, won the National Book Award for "Morte D'Urban" (1962). His work also includes the short-story collection "Prince of Darkness", "The Presence of Grace" and "Look How the Fish Live". He is the recipient of many honours and awards and teaches at the University of St John's, Minnesota.
- ISBN10 0701133368
- ISBN13 9780701133368
- Publish Date 31 October 1988 (first published 12 August 1988)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 August 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Vintage Publishing
- Imprint Chatto & Windus
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 335
- Language English