Calf A Novel
Calf A Novel by Andrea Kleine is a reprint edition published by Catapult on November 15, 2016, featuring 304 pages in English. This novel intertwines two narratives set against the backdrop of 1981, a year marked by significant historical events in the United States, including the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. The story delves into the unsettling realities of violence and the psychological complexities of its characters, inspired by real-life incidents involving John Hinckley Jr. and a tragic childhood murder.
Readers will find a gripping exploration of the intertwining lives of a fictionalized Hinckley as he becomes obsessed with a young actress, alongside the perspective of eleven-year-old Tammy, who grapples with the aftermath of her friend’s violent death. The narrative serves as both a character study and a reflection on the cultural climate of the 1980s, addressing themes of psychological turmoil and societal unrest. With its blend of fiction, action, and psychological depth, Calf offers a unique lens on a tumultuous period in American history.
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Part Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret and part Taxi Driver, this creepy, unsettling, and absolutely addictive novel is at once a penetrating character study, a meditation on the zeitgeist of the ’80s, and an unflinching depiction of violence, both intimate and sensational.
The year was 1981. The US was entering a deep recession, Russia was our enemy, and John Hinckley, Jr.’s assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan shocked the nation. It was also the year author Andrea Kleine learned her close childhood friend had been violently murdered by her socialite mother, Leslie DeVeau. Both events took place in Washington, DC. Hinckley and DeVeau were both sent to St. Elizabeth’s hospital, guilty by reason of insanity. It was there that they met, and later became lovers.
These two real-life, and ultimately converging events inspired Kleine’s jaw-dropping, spine-tingling novel, CALF. Made up of dual narratives and told over the course of one year, Kleine’s account follows a fictionalized John Hinckley Jr. as he stalks a young actress in the lead-up to the assassination attempt, and eleven-year-old Tammy, whose friend is murdered in her sleep.
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