The Holdout
- Authors
- Kraszewski, Gracjan
- Publisher
- Adelaide Books
- Tags
- religion , novel , philosophical novel , fiction , academic life , sexuality
- ISBN
- 9781732074279
- Date
- 2018-06-06T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.30 MB
- Lang
- en
The Holdout is a philosophical novel set in modern-day Mississippi treating religion, sexuality, academic life and academic freedom, sports and sports culture against the backdrop of the quotidian daily malaise (named 'torpor' in the work) afflicting all people. The story is told through the first person viewpoint of Rhett Lawson, an ex-NFL player finishing up graduate school.