AFTER THE WAR

by Daniel Stern ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 28, 1967

In a retrospective not too introspective, first person, this manages to retain what it felt like After the War when Richard Stone came back (1948) to the better world they had fought for in a state of ""disconnectionism""--""impermanent, undecided, full of mobility, potentiality."" This then, stronger on mood rather than longer on plot, attempts to pinion free-floating attitudes: his, towards his father, towards death (that of a friend in action, his own he's had a disquieting medical verdict), towards life as he falls in love quite strenuously with Jemmy. Jemmy has her own hang-ups, in particular her rich, famous father who attempts to impose her on Richard.... Stern's novel, while not important, does project ideas, feelings, impressions with sympathetic intelligence and while they are somewhat impalpable to begin with, they end by achieving a certain definition.

Pub Date: March 28, 1967

ISBN: 089263331X

Page Count: -

Publisher: Putnam

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1967

Categories: FICTION