The town of Babylon : a novel
Abstract:
"When his father falls ill, Andrés, a professor of public health, returns to his suburban hometown to tend to his father's recovery. Reevaluating his rocky marriage in the wake of his husband's infidelity and with little else to do, he decides to attend his twenty-year high school reunion, where he runs into the long-lost characters of his youth. Jeremy, his first love, is now married with two children after having been incarcerated and recovering from addiction. Paul, who Andrés has long suspected of having killed a man in a homophobic attack, is now an Evangelical minister and father of five. And Simone, Andrés's best friend, is in a psychiatric institution following a diagnosis of schizophrenia. During this short stay, Andrés confronts these relationships, the death of his brother, and the many sacrifices his parents made to offer him a better life. A novel about the essential nature of community in maintaining one's own health, The Town of Babylon is an intimate portrait of queer, racial, and class identity, a call to reevaluate the ties of societal bonds and the systems in which they are forged"-- Provided by publisher.
Access Level:
0
1
2
3
4
Author:
Varela, Alejandro, 1979- author.
Author, for Grouping:
Varela, Alejandro, 1979-
Availability:
Bisbee (Copper Queen Library)~1
Sierra Vista Public Library~1
CCLD Sunizona (Alice Woods Library)~1
Database Key:
u638868
Document ID:
SD_ILS:638868
Edition:
First edition.
Featured Items:
NEW-SUNIZO
Author:
Varela, Alejandro, 1979- author.
First Subject value, for Searching:
Homecoming -- Fiction.
Title:
The town of Babylon : a novel
Format:
Book
ISBN:
9781662601033
Language:
English
Number Available:
1
OCLC:
1294392549
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
299 pages ; 24 cm
Preferred Shelf Number:
F VARELA
Publication Date:
2022
Publication Date as Range:
2022
Relevance Sort Field:
2022
Reverse Author:
Alejandro, 1979- author. Varela
Subject:
Homecoming -- Fiction. |
Class reunions -- Fiction. |
Communities -- Fiction. |
Retour au foyer -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. |
Réunions d'anciens élèves -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. |
Communauté -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. |
FICTION / General. |
Class reunions. |
Communities. |
Homecoming. |
Fictional Work |
Fiction. |
Novels. |
Romans. |
Subject Term:
Subsequent Subject values, for Searching:
Class reunions -- Fiction.
Communities -- Fiction.
Retour au foyer -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Réunions d'anciens élèves -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Communauté -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
FICTION / General.
Class reunions.
Communities.
Homecoming.
Fictional Work
Fiction.
Novels.
Romans.
Summary:
"When his father falls ill, Andrés, a professor of public health, returns to his suburban hometown to tend to his father's recovery. Reevaluating his rocky marriage in the wake of his husband's infidelity and with little else to do, he decides to attend his twenty-year high school reunion, where he runs into the long-lost characters of his youth. Jeremy, his first love, is now married with two children after having been incarcerated and recovering from addiction. Paul, who Andrés has long suspected of having killed a man in a homophobic attack, is now an Evangelical minister and father of five. And Simone, Andrés's best friend, is in a psychiatric institution following a diagnosis of schizophrenia. During this short stay, Andrés confronts these relationships, the death of his brother, and the many sacrifices his parents made to offer him a better life. A novel about the essential nature of community in maintaining one's own health, The Town of Babylon is an intimate portrait of queer, racial, and class identity, a call to reevaluate the ties of societal bonds and the systems in which they are forged"-- Provided by publisher.
Title:
The town of Babylon : a novel
Title, for Grouping:
The town of Babylon :