Ah, Homer & Langley by the magnificent EL Doctorow. He has this fluid writing and story-telling style that is utterly timeless, which I first enjoyed when I read The March.
Inspired by the real-life Collyer brothers, the eponymous Homer and Langley, Doctorow weaves a stunning 20th Century tale of New York through two brothers, one blind but with great insight (Homer, the narrator), the other a war-scarred genius.
As their lives degenerate from high society to eccentric recluses, holed-up in their cluttered, rambling 5th Ave apartment, epic changes in society, politics and nations swirl around them. A very classy piece of writing!
Homer & Langley is not published in Australia or overseas until September 09, so for a teaser visit this excerpt on Newsweek's website.
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