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The Happiest Man in the World: An Account of the Life of Poppa Neutrino
Poppa Neutrino is a man teeming with ideas and ambitions, a fool to some and a marvel to others, a near-toothless chronic nomad and a transitory gambler, soldier, preacher, prophet, musician, husband, and father, among other things, and especially a raft-builder and sailor whose passions (...)
Alec Wilkinson makes sense of it all in "The Happiest Man in the World " despite writing about someone whose "lavish and prodigal [life] does not easily compress." Wilkinson succeeds in part by skillfully shifting among his roles as a detached narrator, an interpreting presence, and a participating character.
Review at The Boston Globe
7 July 07 | non-fiction,
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