Suttree

<p><b>In this semi-autobiographical work, a man abandons his life of privilege to live among eccentrics, criminals and the impoverished of Knoxville. <i>Suttree</i> is a humorous, compelling tapestry of life on the edge from Cormac McCarthy, author of <i>The Road </i>and <i>Blood Meridian</i>.<br><br>&lsquo;<i>Suttree </i>contains a humour that is Faulknerian in its gentle wryness, and a freakish imaginative flair' &ndash; <i>Times Literary Supplement</i></b><br><br>1951. Cornelius Suttree lives alone, exiled on a disintegrating houseboat on the wrong side of the Tennessee River. As we meet him, Suttree watches the police haul the body of a suicidal man from the water. Amongst the living, the river is home to hermits, sex workers, alcoholics &ndash; and a witch.<br><br>Conjuring James Joyce's <i>Ulysses</i>, Suttree wanders the river with a d