KIT BRANDON

by Sherwood Anderson ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 9, 1936

A new departure for Sherwood Anderson, in an ultra modern story of a woman bootlegger, adventurer, gangster -- who yet maintains a core of kindliness, fineness, femininity. Kit Brandon came from poor mountaineer stock, with a shiftless mother and a father who skirted the law, and who introduced his child too abruptly into the ""mysteries"" of sex. She left home, plunged into a life of sheer adventure, living always on the ragged edge, working as factory hand, store clerk, and driver for the bootleggers. A bit raw in spots for the squeamish -- vivid, powerful, unforgettable in bold strokes, hitting the high spots and leaving immaterial connecting links to the reader's imagination. Told in a combination of stream of consciousness and flashback method, it gives an impression of countless bits of a puzzle slipping gradually into place. Not pleasant reading, but quite exciting. Indicates a maturity and growth on the part of the author which is gratifying after this lapse of time.

Pub Date: Oct. 9, 1936

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Scribner

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1936

Categories: FICTION