As a result, he realizes that he is in danger of becoming "a dried up kernel of a man that nothing real penetrates." During the course of the novel, however, Macon confronts his suffering and carves out a new life for himself with the help of an energetic and eccentric young woman and her son. In this story, middle-aged travel writer Macon Leary finds himself alone and miserable after his son is murdered and his wife leaves him.
As in many of her previous works, The Accidental Tourist focuses on the complexities of family relationships. The novel has also been made into a successful film starring William Hurt and Kathleen Turner. Most reviewers consider this to be her best work. Her tenth novel soon became a best seller and won the National Book Critics Circle Award. Previously, Tyler had questioned her desire to become a writer because she thought that to write well one needed to have extraordinary experiences she thought that her life was too dull.When The Accidental Tourist was published in 1985, Anne Tyler was already a well-established and successful author. While reading Eudora Welty's short story The Wide Net, Tyler noted that one of the characters reminded her of someone she knew. Author BiographyĪt fourteen, Tyler discovered a writer who would have a significant impact on her own literary career. Critics applaud the novel's lovingly drawn and compelling characters and Tyler's insight into the complex inner workings of the American family. Tyler's intermingling of comedy and tragedy results in a bittersweet tale of loss and recovery. During the course of the novel, however, Macon confronts his suffering and carves out a new life for himself with the help of an energetic and eccentric young woman and her son. As a result, he realizes that he is in danger of becoming a dried up kernel of a man that nothing real penetrates.
When The Accidental Tourist was published in 1985, Anne Tyler was already a well-established and successful author.
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