Jim the Boy explained
| Jim the Boy |
| Author: | Tony Earley |
| Cover Artist: | Michael Ian Kaye (jacket design)
Ross MacDonald (jacket art) |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Novel |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown and Co. |
| Media Type: | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages: | 240 pp
(first edition, hardback) |
| Isbn: | 0-316-19964-8 |
| Isbn Note: |
(first edition, hardback) |
| Dewey: | 813/.54 21 |
| Congress: | PS3555.A685 J55 2000 |
| Oclc: | 42021547 |
| Set In: | Fictional town in North Carolina |
| Pub Date: | June 2000 |
Jim the Boy is a coming-of-age novel by Tony Earley, published by Little, Brown in 2000. It details the early life of Jim Glass, who lives with his mother, Elizabeth, and three uncles Coran, Zeno and Al, in the small fictional town of Aliceville, North Carolina.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Allusions from other works
- Nashville Musician Paul Burch, Earley's neighbor at the time, was asked to write an album based on the story lines and characters in the book. The album, Last of My Kind, was released by Merge Records in 2001.
- In one scene Jan Karon's book In This Mountain, the local bookseller is seen reading Jim the Boy
Notes and References
- News: Kirn . Walter . Happy Families Are Not All Alike . 7 October 2020 . . 11 June 2000.
- News: Maslin . Janet . BOOKS OF THE TIMES; Wising Up, Though He Ain't No Bigger Than a Poot (Published 2000) . 7 October 2020 . The New York Times . 8 June 2000.
- News: Fiction Book Review: Jim the Boy by Tony Earley, Author Little Brown and Company $24.99 (240p) ISBN 978-0-316-19964-3 . 7 October 2020 . PublishersWeekly.com . Publishers Weekly . en.
- News: JIM THE BOY Kirkus Reviews . 7 October 2020 . Kirkus Reviews . 5 June 2000 . en.
