The Season of the Witch
1971 novel by James Leo Herlihy
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The Season of the Witch is a novel by James Leo Herlihy. The story is written in the form of a journal that spans three months in the life of teenage runaway Gloria Glyczwycz during the autumn of 1969.
First edition | |
| Author | James Leo Herlihy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster (USA) |
| Publication date | 1971 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 384 pp (hardback edition) |
Plot summary
Gloria decides to run away from home with her gay friend John McFadden. Both of them have a reason to leave: Gloria wants to find her estranged father, and John wants to avoid being drafted and being sent to Vietnam. They head from Belle Woods, a fictional suburb of Detroit, Michigan, to New York City, where they meet a host of colorful characters. The novel explores casual drug use, draft evasion, homosexuality, and incest.[1]
