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Ten Seconds

by Louis Edwards
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Overview

"Louis Edwards' Ten Seconds is a very readable first novel, ingenious and gracefully written. It is also very disturbing. . . . Edwards is effective without overt, clichéd attacks on the system; absent are strident denunciations."—Maurice Bennett, Washington Post Book World

"Ten Seconds is classic in its intimate portrait of maleness, softspoken and secretive. . . . Ten Seconds is filled with beautiful insights about what goes on between men, the subtle communications, rather than backslapping or jostling. . . . This is Louis Edwards' first book and a fine debut, testament to believing and thinking about living. . . . A perfect 'Ten'."—Fatima Shaik, New Orleans Times-Picayune

Louis Edwards was born in 1962 and grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Since 1986 he has worked for the public relations offices of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the JVC JAZZ Festival-New York. He lives in New Orleans.

About the Author, Louis Edwards

Louis Edwards was born in 1962 and grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Since 1986 he has worked for the public relations offices of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the JVC JAZZ Festival-New York. He lives in New Orleans.

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Library Journal

Once a high school track star, Eddie is now a refinery worker, husband, and father of two. As he sits in the stands at his old school watching a ten-second race, Eddie's thoughts flow forward and back to reveal intimate details of the young black man's life. We see the old fears provoked by fights between his parents, his horror on seeing his best friend die in an accident, and his love for his wife, which is persistently undermined by his compulsive infidelities. This first novel displays considerable skill in characterization and elegance in style. Its main flaw may be a needlessly elaborate structure in which each chapter of the book's second section corresponds (for no apparent reason) to one second of the footrace.-- Albert E. Wilhelm, Tennessee Technological Univ., Cookeville

Book Details

Published
January 1, 1992
Publisher
Saint Paul : Graywolf Press, c1991.
Pages
166
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781555971502

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