The Whalestoe Letters is a novella written by Mark Z. Danielewski. Released in 2000, it ties into Danielewski's novel House of Leaves and collects various letters written (in-universe) by Johnny Truant and his mother.
Characters[]
- Johnny Truant
- Pelafina H. Lièvre
- Walden D. Wyhrta
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Publisher's summary[]
Between 1982 and 1989, Pelafina H. Lièvre sent her son, Johnny Truant, a series of letters from The Three Attic Whalestoe Institute, a psychiatric facility in Ohio where she spent the final years of her life. Beautiful, heartfelt, and tragic, this correspondence reveals the powerful and deeply moving relationship between a brilliant though mentally ill mother and the precocious, gifted young son she never ceases to love.
Originally contained within the monumental House of Leaves , this collection stands alone as a stunning portrait of mother and child. It is presented here along with a foreword by Walden D. Wyhrta and eleven previously unavailable letters.
Sources[]
- Wikipedia
- Goodreads