You Bright and Risen Angels
 First UK edition | |
| Author | William Vollmann |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Foreground: Alfred Brehm, Eintagsfliege (Mayfly) from Brehms Tierleben- 1892 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1987 |
| Publisher | André Deutsch (UK) Atheneum (US) |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 704 pp |
| ISBN | 0-233-98022-9 |
| OCLC | 14241374 |
You Bright and Risen Angels is a 1987 novel by William T. Vollmann, detailing a fictional war between insects and the forces of modern civilization. Vollmann described the book, his first, as "an allegory in part", inspired by his experiences with the mujahedeen in Afghanistan. The novel is subtitled "A Cartoon." It is illustrated by the author.
Writing and composition[edit]
Vollman did not have a literary agent when he submitted the manuscript of the book to publishers.[1] Vollman has said he used a "'writing by-the-yard' approach" to the novel and that it could have been "ten thousand pages longer".[2]
Reception[edit]
Critical reception[edit]
The novel received positive reviews from the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and elsewhere when published.[3][4] Kirkus Reviews published a less positive review, comparing the book unfavorably to the work of Thomas Pynchon.[5]
Honors[edit]
You Bright and Risen Angels won the 1988 Whiting Writers' Award.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Bissell, Tom (23 July 2014). "You Are Now Entering the Demented Kingdom of William T. Vollmann". The New Republic. The New Republic. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ McCaffery, Larry (Summer 1993). "A Conversation with William T Vollmann By Larry McCaffery". The Review of Contemporary Fiction. 13 (2). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Pool, Gail (21 June 1987). "'You Bright and Risen Angels' (Published 1987)". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: You Bright and Risen Angels: A Cartoon by William T. Vollmann, Author Atheneum Books $22.95 (635p) ISBN 978-0-689-11852-4". PublishersWeekly.com. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Reviews. 27 May 1987. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "William T. Vollmann". www.whiting.org. Whiting Foundation. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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