The Neon Bible

Description:

The first novel by the Pulizer Prize-winning author of A Confederacy Of Dunces. David is a young boy growing up in a small Southern town in the 1940s. From his porch, David can see the whole valley, including the neon Bible that lights up the sky, emblem of the God-fearing folk who snub his family because Poppa can't afford the church dues.

subjects: Boys,  Fiction,  Bildungsromans,  prejudice,  Fiction, coming of age,  Southern states, fiction,  New York Times reviewed,  Fiction, general

People: David,  Aunt Mae,  Frank,  Jo Lynne,  Clyde,  Mr. Williams

Places: Southern States,  Mississippi,  Italy,  Nashville

Times: 1930s to early 1950s