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Who is the Sunlight Man? Sheriff Fred Clumly is trying to unravel mysteries surrounding a drifter called ‘The Sunlight Man,” who is jailed for painting the word “LOVE” across two lanes of traffic in the small town of Batavia, New York, and later suspected of murder. Vivid, compassionate and often disturbing — with an astonishing cast of characters — this expansive novel is John Gardner’s masterpiece. [From the back cover.] Madman. Prophet. Magician. Hippie. Murderer. Who is the Sunlight Man? In The Sunlight Dialogues , John Gardner's vision of America in the turbulent 1960s embraces an unconventional cast of conventional citizens in the small rural town of Batavia, New York. Sheriff Fred Clumly is trying desperately to unravel mysteries surrounding a disorderly, nameless drifter called "The Sunlight Man," who has been jailed for painting the word "LOVE" across two lanes of traffic, and who is later suspected of murder. The men battle over morality, freedom and their opposing notions of justice, leading each to find his own state of grace. Their conflict is mirrored in the community of middlebrow politicians and their church-going wives, Native Americans, working-class immigrants, farmers, soldiers, petty thieves, and even centenarian sisters too stubborn to die. Gardner's alchemy is from the most raw, vulnerable, and conflicting characters in the American melting pot, he transmutes common denominators of human isolation and longing. With unnerving suspense, his acute ear for American speech, and permeated by his deep-rooted belief in morality, this expansive, sprawling, and ambitious novel is John Gardner's "A superb literary achievement," noted The Boston Globe . Introduction ix List of Characters xix Prologue 1 I The Watchdog 5 II When the Exorcist Shall Go to the House of the Patient 59 III Lion Emerging from Cage 125 IV Mama 181 V Hunting Wild Asses 210 VI Esther 278 VII The Dialogue on Wood and Stone 305 VIII The Kleppmann File 335 IX “Like a robber, I shall proceed according to my will.” 362 X Poetry and Life 387 XI The Dialogue of Houses 406 XII A Mother’s Love 436 XIII Nah ist — und schwer zu fassen der Gott 458 XIV The Wilderness 494 XV The Dialogue of the Dead 517 XVI Love and Duty 548 XVII Benson versus Boyle XVIII The Dragon’s Dwelling-Place and the Court for Owls 577 XIX Workmen in a Quarry 590 XX Winged Figure Carrying Sacrificial Animal 625 XXI The Dialogue of Towers 639 XXII Luke 650 XXIII E silentio 658 XXIV Law and Order 683 Who Is The Sunlight Man? Sheriff Fred Clumly Is Trying To Unravel Mysteries Surrounding A Drifter Called The Sunlight Man, Who Is Jailed For Painting The Word Love Across Two Lanes Of Traffic In The Small Town Of Batavia, New York, And Later Suspected Of Murder. Vivid, Compassionate And Often Disturbing - With An Astonishing Cast Of Characters - This Expansive Novel Is John Gardner's Masterpiece.--jacket. John Gardner ; Introduction By Charles Johnson. Sheriff Clumly is working to unravel a mystery surrounding a drifter who is jailed for painting "LOVE" across the road in the small town of Batavia, and murder may soon be added to the charges.