William Peak
Auteur de The Oblate's Confession
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: William Peak photo by Tom McCall
Œuvres de William Peak
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Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Peak, William
- Nom légal
- Peak, William
- Date de naissance
- 1951-10-01
- Sexe
- male
- Lieu de naissance
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Easton, Maryland, USA
- Études
- Washington and Lee University
Hollins University - Organisations
- Talbot County Free Library
- Courte biographie
- William Peak spent ten years researching and writing "The Oblate’s Confession," his debut novel. Peak received his baccalaureate degree from Washington & Lee University and his master’s from the creative writing program at Hollins University. He works for the Talbot County Free Library on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. He edits the library’s newsletter, writes press releases, writes and designs promotional material, does public speaking for the library, leads book and poetry discussions, works both the Reference and Circulation Desks, and writes "The Star Democrat’s" library column (archived at http://www.tcfl.org/peak.) Thanks to the column, Peak is regularly greeted on the streets of Easton: “Hey, library guy!”
Peak’s poetry and prose have been published in "The Delmarva Review" and the "Tidewater Times." "The Delmarva Review" this year nominated one of his poems for a Pushcart Prize. Before moving to Talbot County in 1996, Peak worked as a writer for the National Association of Broadcasters in Washington, D. C. He has also worked freelance, writing exhibit scripts and label copy for museums in Washington and on the Eastern Shore. He is a member of the board of the Talbot County Arts Council.
Membres
Critiques
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 1
- Membres
- 59
- Popularité
- #280,813
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 33
- ISBN
- 4
- Favoris
- 1
Unfortunately, I did find the reading a bit slow. Winwaed tended to go on and on about a lot that didn't seem relevant and his internal monologue could be droning at times. I feel like the book could have benefited from having more prominently present characters. I realize that the story is largely about how Winwaed finds in The Hermit (Gwynedd) a father figure and mentor and that was an aspect of the book I found touching. But I just found myself wishing for a little more action, I guess.
This is the author's debut novel and by no means do I dissuade anyone from reading it. It is definitely worth a read. Just be warned that if you're looking for a lot of action, you won't find it. This book is meant to be a more sober, contemplative read which, in itself, is not always a bad thing.… (plus d'informations)