Wilton barnhardt biography of rory

Wilton Barnhardt is an epochal novelist, targeting phases, periods, decades. In his first novel, Emma Who Saved My Life, Gil narrates his twenties-life through the s (Barnhardt was born in , so these historical backdrops are archival, not personal).

There is a beginning chapter which grounds time present in Evanston, post (although Barnhardt stays well away from the resonances of that year) then successive chapters devoted to his New York years from through Gil fled college for New York, and an acting career.

He moves in with Lisa, a girl he had a crush on in college, and her unusual friend Emma, whom he falls in love with as well.

This is a narrated book, with characters who are friends because they tell funny stories about themselves to each other.

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Gil's story is about trying to rise up through menial roles and depressing insights into the theatre world. We get a thorough review of Brooklyn life which is balanced between fun and depression. Gil event