The Morning Watch

James Agee

Already renowned as one of the 20th century's greatest film critics (not to mention the man who wrote The Night of the Hunter in screenplay), James Agee's power, intelligence and unparalleled lyricism in fiction has only lately being realized. One of his most sought-after novels, The Morning Watch is one of the most extraordinary novels of childhood ever written, reconstructing a spiritual experience influencing a youth's development with a perception and empathy of the trials of childhood that make this a minor classic

'This is one of the best books about childhood ever written. The Morning Watch should leave none of us in doubt about his stature.' – Anthony Burgess, The Spectator