Fairoaks is a 1957 historical novel by the American writer Frank Yerby.[1] It was one of his better critically received works of the 1950s, at a time when his reputation amongst reviewers had been declining despite his popularity with readers.[2]
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| Author | Frank Yerby |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical |
| Publisher | Dial Press |
Publication date | 1957 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 405 |
Synopsis edit
The novel spans four generations from 1780 to 1884 but focuses particularly on Guy Falks, a Southerner with ambitions and a desire for revenge that takes him to a variety of locations on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, and the vast plantation Fairoaks.
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Bibliography edit
- Hill, James Lee. Anti-heroic Perspectives: The Life and Works of Frank Yerby. University of Iowa, 1976.
- Hill, James L. (2011). Tracy, Stephen C. (ed.). Writers of the Black Chicago Renaissance. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press. pp. 386–412. ISBN 9780252036392.
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