· What Happens at Night is the latest masterpiece from Peter Cameron, a brazenly literary writer whose quietly ambitious novels and stories have for decades chronicled the frustrations and complications born from desire, as his often-troubled characters struggle toward true connection. And while his previous books have most often explored relationships between gay men, both with each Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins. What Happens at Night is a "masterpiece" (Edmund White) poised on the cusp of reality, told by "an elegantly acute and mysteriously beguiling writer" (Richard Eder, The Boston Globe). "A surreal, funny, heartbreaking story about love and mortality. Cameron’s sense of balance between the comic and the catastrophic, between cynicism and sincerity, is astonishing. Readers who open the cover of Peter Cameron’s latest novel, WHAT HAPPENS AT NIGHT (; pp.) and begin reading most likely, already too absorbed by what they are reading, will not hear the creaking of the door closing behind them as they enter a surreal, nightmarish world filled with shadows, an incredible setting, and amazingly unique characters/5(85).
What Happens at Night is the latest masterpiece from Peter Cameron, a brazenly literary writer whose quietly ambitious novels and stories have for decades chronicled the frustrations and complications born from desire, as his often-troubled characters struggle toward true connection. And while his previous books have most often explored relationships between gay men, both with each other and. "If you are looking for a book with just the right amount of the bizarre, look no further than Peter Cameron's latest novel What Happens at Night is quite a tasty little atmospheric tale Cameron masterfully constructs a labyrinth of mystery and suspense, drama and intrigue nimble Cameron's crisp, often spare prose. Peter Cameron (b. ) is an award-winning novelist and short story writer. Born in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, he moved to New York City after graduating college in Cameron began publishing stories in the New Yorker one year later. His numerous award-winning stories for that magazine led to the publicati.
"What Happens at Night finds its home among the mid–twentieth–century classics of psychological realism, as brutal, in its way, as The Sheltering Sky, and just as memorable, just as peopled with the deep human mysteries. This new novel is a powerful and admirable addition to Cameron's estimable body of work.". Readers who open the cover of Peter Cameron’s latest novel, WHAT HAPPENS AT NIGHT (; pp.) and begin reading most likely, already too absorbed by what they are reading, will not hear the creaking of the door closing behind them as they enter a surreal, nightmarish world filled with shadows, an incredible setting, and amazingly unique characters. WHAT HAPPENS AT NIGHT. by Peter Cameron ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 4, A snow-swept journey to the ends of the Earth continues Cameron's exploration of defamiliarized landscapes and the intricacies of human relationships. A husband and wife arrive by train into the endless winter night of a mysterious Arctic region.
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