The Stone World

Name: The Stone World
Brand: Melville House Publishing

Melville House Publishing

A Washington Post Best Fiction Book of 2022\n From the son of acclaimed author James Agee, a haunting novel depicting an American boy\u2019s childhood in Mexico, ensconced in a world comprised of communist European exiles, local union activists, street children, and avant-garde artists like Frida Kahlo.\n Joel Agee\u2019s hallucinatory first novel begins in a house with a large garden in an unnamed Mexican town in the late 1940s, where six-and-a-half-year-old Peter reads, dreams, and plays with his friends. He is a nascent explorer, artist, philosopher, mystic, and scientist. His world is still new, not yet papered over with received knowledge. \n And the actual world around him is a unique one in history: a community of leftist emigr\u00E9s who have found refuge in Mexico from the Nazi and fascist\n\nThe Stone World\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note: the price advertised is as;