Cornelius Sky

✍ Scribed by Brandoff, Timothy

• Publisher: Akashic Books
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 146 KB
• Category: Fiction
• City: New York
• ISBN: 1617757276

✦ Synopsis

"Brandoff's memorable debut follows the unraveling of Connie Sky, a doorman at a posh apartment building on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue...The author impresses as a master of street-smart dialogue in the tradition of George V. Higgins. Connie's world is made up of lost souls, all lucidly etched, and Brandoff recreates a vanished New York of Alexander's, Blarney Stones, and Roger Grimsby and Bill Beutel on the local TV news. In the end, Brandoff makes Connie's path to understanding himself feel well-earned. This is a dramatically satisfying and emotional resonant novel."
—Publishers Weekly

"Brandoff writes precisely about Connie's mental state and lucidity...When Brandoff focuses on the details of New York City life, he establishes an atmospheric, lived-in quality...[Cornelius Sky's] detailed portrait of a self-destructive character retains a haunting power."
—Kirkus Reviews

"Brandoff's Cornelius Sky displays a full...
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✦ Subjects

Fiction