The story focuses on buell, pennsylvania, a dying steel town. The son is the second novel of american writer philipp meyer. This study guide consists of approximately 75 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis. Sons, guns and the sins of the father in meyers texas. The son is every bit as entertaining as his debut novel, american rust. The son, a novel by philipp meyer the new york times. Philipp meyers masterly second novel, the son, an epic of the american southwest, represents a darkly exhilarating alternative to that sort of. With pierce brosnan, jacob lofland, henry garrett, paola nunez.
This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of american rust by philipp meyer. The story spans six generations of the mccullough family from its first headright in texas, to its rise to great wealth, and through its tragic end. A multigenerational epic telling of the story of americas birth as a superpower through the bloody rise and fall of one texas oil empire. Philipp meyers masterly second novel, the son, an epic of the american southwest, represents a darkly exhilarating alternative to that sort of historical hooey. Published in 20 the novel was loosely conceived as the second in a thematic trilogy on the american myth following meyers first novel, american rust.
Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Created by brian mcgreevy, philipp meyer, lee shipman. The son by philipp meyer ecco what follows is a spectacular captivity narrative. On the acknowledgements page of his new novel, the son, philipp meyer concludes with a line that is as staggering as it is blunt. Philipp meyer on adapting the son for tv the texas observer. The sadness of the events which follow are sublimely tempered by the wisdom and kindness of the old vasudeva. Philipp meyer is a featured author for the 2014 san antonio book festival. The son by philipp meyer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In the first few pages of the son, philipp meyers followup to the highly praised american rust, a 100yearold man called eli mccullough describes the texas he knew, before its glories were trampled.
On april 8 amc will air the first episode of the son, a new series based on austin resident philipp meyers bestselling texas epic of the same name. The son showrunner on carefully depicting race and war. The rise and fall of a texas family made rich in the oil and cattle business is detailed in the novel the son by phillipp meyer. Philipp meyers the son isnt just one of the most exciting texas novels in years, its one of the most solid, unsparing pieces of american historical fiction to come out this century. And thats because philipp meyer, author of the son.
A myriad of themes wind their way through the novel. Texas brings out the big in novelists, especially the ones not from texas. Meyer and mcgreevy met while attending the michener center for writers at utaustin, and even before meyer completed the son in 20, he knew he and mcgreevy would be working together to get it on tv. Philipp meyers ambitious second novel, the son, is as broad in scope as texas is big. The novel focuses on three generations of the mccullough family. Despite siddharthas efforts to win the love and respect of his son, the son is more drawn to the enticements of the city, the milieu of his mother, than to the spiritual leanings of his strangerfather.
Series is based on philipp meyers bestselling novel of the same name heres 10 exclusive photos from amcs newest drama series, the son, starring pierce brosnan. It is estimated that the comanche people suffered a 98 per cent. Meyer will join fellow author michael fischer in discussion of the son at 11 11. May 28, 20 philipp meyers second novel is a centuriesspanning family saga that chronicles the growth of texas. Written in the streamofconsciousness style reminiscent of faulkner and virginia woolf. In the first few pages of the son, philipp meyers followup to the highly praised american rust, a 100yearold man called eli mccullough describes the texas he knew, before its glories were.
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