Since then, he has gone on to write several more fictional books as well as a few nonfiction books too. The term fellow traveller also fellow traveler identifies a person who is intellectually sympathetic to the ideology of a political organization, and who cooperates in the organizations politics, without being a formal member of that organization. See all books authored by thomas mallon, including fellow travelers. From the highly acclaimed author of bandbox and dewey defeats truman a searing new historical novel about the competing claims of faith, love, and politics during the mccarthy era.
Mallon, the critically acclaimed author of bandbox and dewey defeats truman, mixes mccarthyera politics, the battle against international communism, and the underground lives of homosexuals in this uneven novel hawkins fuller is a handsome, charismatic employee of the state departments bureau of congressional. From the highly acclaimed author of bandbox and dewey defeats trum. Fellow travelers sags in the middle, and its plot is a bit too busy. Enter timothy laughlin, a recent college graduate and devout catholic eager to join the crusade against communism. Fellow travelers is equally strong but different in its conception. He is the author of nine books of fiction, including henry and clara, two moons, dewey defeats truman, aurora 7, bandbox, fellow travelers. C a world of bareknuckled ideology and secret dossiers, dominated by personalities like richard nixon, lyndon johnson, and joe mccarthy. Thomas mallon is the author of eight novels, including dewey defeats truman, fellow travelers, and watergate.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fellow travelers. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Fellow travelers is historical fiction at its best, weaving the political events of washingtons pink i once had a friend, a high school social studies teacher, who confided that he got all his history from historical fiction. Its the last stop on what he knows hasnt been that much of a career, but hes always had other things on his mind, and in estonia now well. Fellow travelers is an opera in 16 scenes composed by gregory spears to a libretto by greg pierce, based on thomas mallon s 2007 novel fellow travelers. Thomas mallons novel explores the antigay purges of mccarthyera washington. Go inside this production of fellow travelers with engaging articles. Thomas mallon born november 2, 1951 is an american novelist, essayist, and critic. An interview with thomas mallon, author of fellow travelers. They work together at the state department, engaged in an onagainoffagain romance while living through the trials of the mccarthy era.
However, thomas mallons fellow travelers has made me rethink my position as maybe being too hastily dismissive. Moving between the senate office building and the washington evening star, the diplomatic world of foggy bottom and natos front line in europe, fellow travelers is energized by high political drama, unexpected humor, and genuine heartbreak. Mallon is a frequent contributor to the new yorker and the new york times. A new opera illuminates the lavender scare, a littleexplored era in gay history. He has also published nonfiction on plagiarism, diaries, letters and the kennedy a. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read fellow travelers. Based on the bestselling book by thomas mallon, fellow travelers is both a story of the heart and a taut political thriller, creating an instant contemporary classic. This is the tale of uberwasp hawkins fuller and his hapless, devoted workingclass. Fellow travelers by thomas mallon the book opens on october 15, 1991, when mary johnson russell tells zachariah hawkins fuller that his love interest of the 1950s, timothy tim, skippy patrick laughlin has died. A frequent contributor to t he atlantic monthly, the new yorker, and other magazines, he lives in washington. Thomas mallon s ten books of fiction include henry and clara, fellow travelers, watergate a finalist for the penfaulkner award and the justpublished landfall. Landfall thomas mallon from a master of the historical novel newsweek, whose fiction unfolds with the urgency of a thriller the new yorker, the tumultuousat once witty and sadchronicle of george w. Thomas mallon books list of books by author thomas mallon. Fellow travelers by thomas hallon it took me a short while to get into fellow travelers, but when i did i was hooked.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Paines garage, as well as two books of essays rockets and. Based on the novel of the same name by thomas mallon, the backdrop of fellow travelers is the lavender scare, the mccarthyera crusade against gays and lesbians in federal employment that. Moving between the diplomatic world of foggy bottom and natos front line in europe, fellow travelers is a searing historical novel infused with political drama. He is the author of nine books of fiction, including henry and clara, two moons, dewey defeats truman, aurora 7, bandbox, fellow travelers, watergate, finale, and most recently landfall. It is not so much a fictionalized but authentic bit of history like finale and watergate. His second full length book was titled aurora 7 and came out in 1991. Mallon is a frequent contributor to the new yorker and the new york times more about thomas mallon. Its not just that the mccarthy hearings are as hard to follow in these pages as any actual government imbroglio, but. Lyric opera presents the chicago premiere of fellow travelers, praised as a nearperfect example of fastflowing musical drama by the new york times. Sterling zinsmeyer, the opera was developed by opera fusion.
Thomas mallon s ten books of fiction include henry and clara, fellow travelers, watergate a finalist for the penfaulkner award, finale and the justpublished landfall. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. It adds up to enough for thomas mallon to have made a novel out the subject, his 2007 book fellow travelers, which i have very belatedly finished last. Thomas mallon is currently considered a single author. His novels are renowned for their attention to historical detail and context and for the authors crisp wit and interest in the bystanders to larger historical events. Mallons latest historical novel after bandbox, 2004, etc. Fellow travelers has been made into a contemporary opera that is regularly performed throughout the united states. Fellow travelers by thomas mallon fantastic fiction.
Deceptive cadence fellow travelers is based on thomas mallon s historical novel of the same name. In the early history of the soviet union, the bolshevik revolutionary trotsky coined the term poputchik one who travels the same path to. About thomas mallon thomas mallon is the author of ten novels, including henry and clara, dewey defeats truman, fellow travelers, and watergate. Based on the novel fellow travelers by thomas mallon developed and cocommissioned by g. Thomas mallon first became a published author with the release of his first full length fiction novel in 1988. Fellow travelers, his most recent novel, published in april, is the story of a romance between hawkins fuller. Fellow travelers, the novel, chronicles the tumultuous emotional.
Thomas mallons appealing seventh novel opens in 1991 at the newly established american embassy in tallinn, estonia, where fuller, at 66, is the deputy chief of mission. Fellow travelers by thomas mallon book cover, description, publication history. A poignant pair carries boston lyric operas faltering. Thomas mallon historical novel about the competing claims of faith, love, and politics during the mccarthy era. He has also written volumes of nonfiction about plagiarism stolen words, diaries a book of ones own, letters yours ever and the kennedy assassination mrs. His recent books finale on the reagan years and watergate are both exceptional. Bushs second term, as his aspirations toward greatness are thrown into upheaval by the twin.
Buy thomas mallon ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. The first part of the story takes place in the early 1950s during the armymccarthy hearings in washington dc. Fellow travelers 2007 tells the stories of timothy laughlin and hawkins fuller, two closeted gay men in 1950s washington d. Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases todays deals new releases. Thomas mallon is the author of ten novels, including henry and clara, dewey defeats truman, fellow travelers, and watergate. From the highly acclaimed author of bandbox and dewey defeats trumana searing new historical novel about the competing claims of faith, love, and politics during the mccarthy era. Buy fellow travelers first edition first printing by thomas mallon isbn. Thomas mallon writes extraordinary historical fiction. Thomas mallon, one of the few serious novelists to set his books in washington, d. Thomas mallons ten books of fiction include henry and clara, fellow travelers, watergate a finalist for the penfaulkner award, finale and the justpublished landfall. A frequent contributor to the atlantic monthly, the new yorker, and other magazines, he lives in washington, d.
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