Gravesend

Gravesend, a novel, is set predominantly in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn, though there are several scenes that take place in a fictional upstate town called Hawk's Nest. The novel centers around three characters: Conway D'Innocenzio, Alessandra Biagini, and Eugene Calabrese. These characters are tied together by Ray Boy Calabrese, who has recently been released from prison for his role in the brutal death of Duncan D'Innocenzio, Conway's brother, sixteen years before. Ray Boy returns and Conway, twenty-nine and working at Rite Aid, seeks revenge. Alessandra, a failed actress who has been in Los Angeles for a decade and has returned to Gravesend against her better judgment, is unexpectedly drawn to Ray Boy. And Eugene, Ray Boy's nephew, is a gangster-in-the-making who idolizes his uncle for all the wrong reasons. These characters spin around Ray Boy, crossing paths and seeking to come to terms with what the neighborhood has made them.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.F.A. in Creative Writing

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Year dc:date.available

2011

Author dc:creator

• Boyle, William

Contributors dc:contributor

• Tom Franklin
• Jack Pendarvis
• Gregory Schirmer

• Fiction
• Creative Writing

Repository record dc:identifier

https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1187

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:egrove.olemiss.edu:etd-2186