A poignant story about a Jewish father and son driven apart by the Vietnam war.
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"Rarely does a work speak so fully and eloquently for an entire generation. Destined to become a classic." -- Sylvia Corelli, Montreal author
A highly lyrical, romantic story. -- Bill Brownstein, Montreal journalist
An engrossing, well-crafted tale . . . Some very fine writing that increases with every page. Maulucci superbly captures the charms of Montreal. -- Ken Stroebel, The Norwich Bulletin
Dead-on descriptions of the relationship of a young man with his overbearing but highly creative father. -- The Hartford Courant, Decmber 14, 2000
Dead-on descriptions of the relationship of a young man with his overbearing father. One can really feel the emotions. -- The Hartford Courant
Excellent work . . . The story has the quality of a Picasso line drawing. -- Herb Gerjuoy, The Red Fox Review
We come away convinced that [father and son] are flesh and blood people, and their issues are very much contemporary. -- Best Reviews
A highly lyrical, romantic story. -- Bill Brownstein, Montreal journalist
An engrossing, well-crafted tale . . . Some very fine writing that increases with every page. Maulucci superbly captures the charms of Montreal. -- Ken Stroebel, The Norwich Bulletin
Dead-on descriptions of the relationship of a young man with his overbearing but highly creative father. -- The Hartford Courant, Decmber 14, 2000
Dead-on descriptions of the relationship of a young man with his overbearing father. One can really feel the emotions. -- The Hartford Courant
Excellent work . . . The story has the quality of a Picasso line drawing. -- Herb Gerjuoy, The Red Fox Review
We come away convinced that [father and son] are flesh and blood people, and their issues are very much contemporary. -- Best Reviews
From the Publisher
A novel about fathers and sons. Mr. Maulucci's first published novel, this is the story of a young man in conflict with his overbearing father during the Vietnam War. Set in Montreal, where the father, a painter, is working on a commission for a mural. During one critical week in 1971, Rafe Trager comes to terms with his parents' divorce, falls in love, discovers the courage to stand up to his father, and makes a decision about the draft.
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Anthony S. Maulucci is an Italian American poet, novelist and painter. He worked in professional theatre and enjoyed a prominent career as a freelance writer before becoming a college professor of writing and literature. In 1989, he founded the Green Tiger Writers private workshops and in 1995 launched an independent press to bring out his first novel, The Discovery of Luminous Being, followed by Adriana's Eyes and Other Stories, The Rosselli Cantata, Dear Dante, 100 Love Sonnets and Anxious Love. He has also published poetry chapbooks and writing guides for both fiction and poetry. Visit www.lorenzopress.com for further information. He holds an M.A. from Wesleyan University and is a recipient of the Rosengarten Award for Fiction (Harvard University) and the Jordan Davidson Poetry Prize (Barry College). He was born in Hartford, Connecticut and has lived in Boston, Montreal, Toronto, and New York City. He currently resides in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
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A Promise of Peace,
By David Alvarez (Punta Gorda, FL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Discovery of Luminous Being (Paperback)
The Discovery of Luminous Being, Anthony Maulaucci's powerful first novel, is the story of two wars, the first being the distant but menacing conflict in Vietnam, and the second detailing a bitter generational conflict between a disillusioned father and his idealistic son. Fearful, confused, and searching for the keys to emotional independence, young Rafe Trager flees to the sanctuary of Montreal where, amid a culture of hope and mixed messages, he embarks upon a sometimes harrowing journey of self-discovery. Along the way he learns how to conquer his fears, especially those inflicted by his father, while coming to grips with the larger issues that will define his life in the years to come. Ultimately, it is this promise of a hard-earned personal peace that drives Trager to the novel's strring conclusion.
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Montreal revisited,
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This review is from: The Discovery of Luminous Being (Paperback)
"The Discovery of Luminous Being" brought back a lot of memories about one of my favorite cities, Montreal. Anthony Maulucci creates characters with magnetism. The book touches many facets of a young man's life, dealing with the young man's discovery of his own self and his conflict in making choices about his future.
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The story has the quality of a Picasso line drawing.,
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This review is from: The Discovery of Luminous Being (Paperback)
Excellent work! The story has the quality of a Picasso line drawing. I enthusiastically recommend this novel.
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DURING MY BRIEF telephone conversation with him from my mother's apartment in Manhattan, my father had said that someone would be picking me up at Montreal's Mirabel Airport on that evening in late May 1971, but I wasn't expecting the Hasidic rabbi in a dark suit and black fedora who was standing by the luggage conveyor. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Rabbi Klein, New York, Radio Canada, Saint Urbain, Saint Lawrence Boulevard, Cafe Maurice, Chabad House, Refugee Service, Leo Trager, Raphael Trager, Saint Lawrence River, Suzanne Nicholas New!
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DURING MY BRIEF telephone conversation with him from my mother's apartment in Manhattan, my father had said that someone would be picking me up at Montreal's Mirabel Airport on that evening in late May 1971, but I wasn't expecting the Hasidic rabbi in a dark suit and black fedora who was standing by the luggage conveyor. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Rabbi Klein, New York, Radio Canada, Saint Urbain, Saint Lawrence Boulevard, Cafe Maurice, Chabad House, Refugee Service, Leo Trager, Raphael Trager, Saint Lawrence River, Suzanne Nicholas New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Narcissus and Goldmund: A Novel by Hermann Hesse on page 88
- The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir on page 41
- Narcissus and Goldmund by Herman Hesse on page 88
- The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays by Albert Camus on page 9
- Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir on page 41
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- The Rosselli Cantata : A Brief Family Chronicle by A. S. Maulucci in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- All For Love by Anthony Maulucci in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Adriana's Eyes and Other Stories by Anthony Maulucci in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The World Healing Book by Birgitta Jonsdottir in Back Matter
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